Mother given suspended sentence over death of newborn found in bin bags in 1998
April 4, 2025
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as posted by the channelA mother has been given a two-year prison sentence, suspended for two years, over the death of her baby 27 years ago.
Her newborn baby boy was found in bin bags by a dog walker and his son in March 1998 in a wooded area in the Callands district of Warrington.
Joanne Sharkey, 55, pleaded guilty to manslaughter through diminished responsibility at Liverpool Crown Court last month.
Sharkey also pleaded guilty to endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.
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