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| Mother jailed for abandoning son | Mother jailed for abandoning son |
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| A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend has been jailed for 18 months. | A woman who left her two-year-old son alone for the weekend has been jailed for 18 months. |
| The boy was found crying, dressed in dirty underwear and standing in water from a leak at the Lincoln flat. | The boy was found crying, dressed in dirty underwear and standing in water from a leak at the Lincoln flat. |
| Kelly Tollerton, 22, was found guilty of two counts of child cruelty and one of perverting the course of justice at Lincoln Crown Court in June. | Kelly Tollerton, 22, was found guilty of two counts of child cruelty and one of perverting the course of justice at Lincoln Crown Court in June. |
| Recorder William Harbage QC said: "It defies belief that any mother can treat her child in that way." | Recorder William Harbage QC said: "It defies belief that any mother can treat her child in that way." |
| He added: "In my opinion, you are not a fit mother." | He added: "In my opinion, you are not a fit mother." |
| The child was found by police after neighbours noticed water leaking from the flat into their apartment below. | The child was found by police after neighbours noticed water leaking from the flat into their apartment below. |
| The jury was told the toddler had been penned into the kitchen while Tollerton spent the weekend with her boyfriend. | |
| When the boy was found, a packet of chocolate and a spoon were on the kitchen floor and the jury heard that he had looked through rubbish for food scraps. | When the boy was found, a packet of chocolate and a spoon were on the kitchen floor and the jury heard that he had looked through rubbish for food scraps. |
| The child is being looked after by foster carers. | The child is being looked after by foster carers. |
| During the trial, Tollerton told the court: "I would never ignore him. I would talk to him. He was a happy, smiling, contented boy." | During the trial, Tollerton told the court: "I would never ignore him. I would talk to him. He was a happy, smiling, contented boy." |
| Tollerton had claimed during the trial that her friend had looked after the youngster during the weekend in November 2006, but this was rejected by the jury. | Tollerton had claimed during the trial that her friend had looked after the youngster during the weekend in November 2006, but this was rejected by the jury. |