Mother Jailed for Life for Poisoning 14-Month-Old Son with Prescription Medications
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Emma Barnett, 36, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum 22-year term for murdering her 14-month-old son Oakley by poisoning him with promethazine and mirtazapine in his milk, to prevent him from being taken into care.
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Emma Barnett had her five older children removed from her care due to inability to care for them, and faced the same for Oakley.
A mother who poisoned her one-year-old son with a lethal cocktail of prescription medications added to milk in a baby bottle has been jailed for life for his murder. Emma Barnett, 36, killed her son Oakley before he could be taken into care after a family court hearing ordered that he be removed from her. [...] Barnett had denied murder but was found guilty last week after an earlier trial.
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Increased scrutiny of social services' handling of high-risk family cases.
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Offene Fragen
- What was the exact nature of Barnett's mental health disorder?
