The killing of a baby is a crime of the utmost gravity. Under most circumstances, criminals would expect to be sent to jail for a long time if convicted of such a heinous offence. But Joanne Sharkey, ...
A mother who suffocated her newborn baby and dumped his body in a bin bag in a woodland in a secret she kept for 25 years has avoided jail. A judge has called for “compassion” for Joanne Sharkey, who ...
A woman who smothered her newborn son and left his body in woodland has walked free after being given a suspended prison sentence by a judge who said her case ‘calls for compassion’. Joanne Sharkey ...