12 h. ago Why Joanne Sharkey didn't get sent to jail for suffocating her own baby to death

The judge said it was an 'exceptional' case

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13 h. ago Joanne Sharkey who suffocated newborn baby Callum to death in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

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14 h. ago Mother who suffocated her baby and left his body in woodland in secret kept for 25 years avoids jail

Joanne Sharkey pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility over death of newborn Callum in 1998

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14 h. ago Mother of baby Callum who killed newborn in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

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2 w. ago Joanne Sharkey who suffocated her baby told husband after arrest 'it is what it is, I f****** did it’

Joanne Sharkey admitted killing her baby and was found after a 25 year police hunt when her son was arrested

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4 w. ago Moment mother of baby Callum is arrested by police at her family home 27 years after killing the newborn and dumping his body in a bin bag

Bodycam footage, filmed by police officers, shows Joanne Sharkey appear unsurprised when she is told she is suspected of murdering the child, known as Callum, in July 2023.

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4 w. ago Baby Callum's mother tearfully admits killing her newborn son, 27 years after his body was found in a bin bag and remained a mystery for decades

Joanne Sharkey today admitted killing her newborn son, known as Baby Callum, whose body was discovered in woodland near a theme park in Warrington almost 27 years ago.

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