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| Mother spared jail after plant food poisons son | Mother spared jail after plant food poisons son |
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| A mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking poisonous plant food has walked free from court. | A mother whose neglected two-year-old son died a prolonged and horrible death after drinking poisonous plant food has walked free from court. |
| Lauren Booth, 24, was growing cannabis in her home in Huddersfield and was asleep when her son Aaron drank the toxic liquid. | Lauren Booth, 24, was growing cannabis in her home in Huddersfield and was asleep when her son Aaron drank the toxic liquid. |
| She was handed a 12-month suspended sentence at Bradford crown court after being found guilty of child neglect. | She was handed a 12-month suspended sentence at Bradford crown court after being found guilty of child neglect. |
| Aaron had not been fed and was probably extremely hungry and thirsty when he drank the liquid, the trial heard. | Aaron had not been fed and was probably extremely hungry and thirsty when he drank the liquid, the trial heard. |
| He died 11 days later after his windpipe disintegrated and he suffered several other injuries, including burns to his stomach, pancreas and spleen. | He died 11 days later after his windpipe disintegrated and he suffered several other injuries, including burns to his stomach, pancreas and spleen. |
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