Mother who killed baby 27 years ago receives suspended prison sentence

found 2025 › Apr › 05 (Sat) @ 03:55 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter after secret birth while she had postnatal depression after first child

A woman who killed her newborn baby 27 years ago while she had severe postnatal depression …

How detectives cracked cold case of mum who killed her baby - after 25 years

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 15:45 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey waited a quarter of a century for "a knock on the door" from the police.

Mum who killed her baby 'haunted' by secret for 25 years

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 14:25 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey waited a quarter of a century for "a knock on the door" from the police.

Joanne Sharkey who suffocated newborn baby Callum to death in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 11:20 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

Mum who killed baby in 1998 told by judge she won't be sent to jail

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 11:20 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey was only identified as the mother of Baby Callum in July 2023.

Mother of baby Callum who killed newborn in 1998 before dumping his body in woodland avoids prison after judge says her case 'calls for compassion'

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 10:45 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey, 55, had pleaded guilty in March at Liverpool Crown Court to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility and endeavouring to conceal the birth of a child.

Mum who killed baby in 1998 told by judge she won't go to jail

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 10:45 UTC

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Joanne Sharkey was only identified as the mother of Baby Callum in July 2023.

Drink-driving chef who 'blamed Hollywood A-lister for getting him drunk' is handed three-year ban

found 2025 › Mar › 29 (Sat) @ 08:31 UTC

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Noel Sharkey 'got carried away' when Hollywood star Hugh Jackman was buying drinks for restaurant staff and was handed a three-year driving ban

Baby Callum's mother tearfully admits killing her newborn son, 27 years after his body was found in a bin bag and remained a mystery for decades

found 2025 › Mar › 06 (Thu) @ 15:36 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Joanne Sharkey today admitted killing her newborn son, known as Baby Callum, whose body was discovered in woodland near a theme park in Warrington almost 27 years ago.