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A woman who twice shook a baby in her care, leaving him critically ill, has avoided a jail sentence.A woman who twice shook a baby in her care, leaving him critically ill, has avoided a jail sentence.
Amanda Lyttel, 32, from Strichen in Aberdeenshire, injured the young boy when he would not go to sleep.Amanda Lyttel, 32, from Strichen in Aberdeenshire, injured the young boy when he would not go to sleep.
Lyttel, a first offender, admitted assaulting the child to his severe injury and the danger of his life.Lyttel, a first offender, admitted assaulting the child to his severe injury and the danger of his life.
Judge Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, sitting at the High Court in Edinburgh placed Lyttel on probation for three years. She was also given community service.Judge Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, sitting at the High Court in Edinburgh placed Lyttel on probation for three years. She was also given community service.
The child was left struggling to breathe and suffered brain haemorrhages.The child was left struggling to breathe and suffered brain haemorrhages.
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Lyttel previously admitted assaulting the child between 15 November and 7 December last year.Lyttel previously admitted assaulting the child between 15 November and 7 December last year.
The judge ordered her to carry out 150 hours of community service during her first year on probation.The judge ordered her to carry out 150 hours of community service during her first year on probation.
Lord Mackay told Lyttel: "The charge to which you pled guilty was a serious one, involving as it did the shaking on two separate occasions of a young child."Lord Mackay told Lyttel: "The charge to which you pled guilty was a serious one, involving as it did the shaking on two separate occasions of a young child."
The judge said the fact Lyttel had no previous convictions allowed an appropriate alternative to custody.The judge said the fact Lyttel had no previous convictions allowed an appropriate alternative to custody.