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| Probation for baby injury woman | Probation for baby injury woman |
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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. |