Mother jailed for ‘vile’ sexual abuse of toddler after suspended sentence ruled unduly lenient

A mother has been jailed for the neglect and “vile” sexual abuse of her own toddler son after the Court of Appeal ruled that a fully suspended sentence was unduly lenient.

The court heard that the boy was placed into foster care before he turned five and was found to be unable to use a knife and fork, did not know how to drink from a cup, could not dress himself, and had very poor language skills.

Highlighting the level of neglect and the “gravity and depravity of the sexual acts” inflicted on the boy, Ms Justice Tara Burns on Monday imposed a three-year sentence on the 46-year-old woman, saying that none of this would be suspended as the respondent had failed to show any remorse for her offending.

The Cork native, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, was convicted by a jury in June 2022 of wilful neglect of the child between September 2010 and June 2015, when the boy was between one and four-and-a-half years old.

She was also found guilty of sexual…

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