Mother who killed baby in 1998 sentenced

Joanne Sharkey, a mother from Liverpool, was given a suspended sentence after killing her newborn baby boy in 1998 due to severe post-natal depression. She was identified after her older son’s DNA was entered into a national database, leading to a cold case breakthrough. Sharkey pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended for two years, with a requirement for mental health treatment.

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