A mother who starved her four-year-old son to death and left
his body in her bedroom until it became mummified has been found guilty of his
manslaughter.
Amanda Hutton, 43 who denies manslaughter, has gone on trial
at Bradford Crown Court.
Tests on Hamzah's remains showed he had the bones of a 12 to
18-month-old baby and had no muscle and hardly any flesh when he died.
His mother, Amanda Hutton, 43, was convicted of manslaughter
by gross negligence at Bradford Crown Court.
Hutton was jailed for 12 years for manslaughter and three
years for child cruelty to run consecutively. She was also sentenced for
two-and-a-half years for preventing the lawful burial of a child, to run concurrently.
The jury heard Hamzah had a "grossly inadequate"
diet, suffered osteoporosis and was wearing a baby grow for a six to
nine-month-old infant when he died.
Hutton admitted a charge of child cruelty in respect of each
of these children, who were aged between five and 13 in 2011. Hutton has also
admitted a charge of preventing the burial of a corpse, along with her eldest
son, Tariq, 24, who will also be sentenced on Friday.
Hamzah's decomposed body was found in a travel cot in
Hutton's bedroom.
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