The birth mother of a baby who was murdered by a woman tried to adopt him said her baby boy was "placed in the hands of a monster".
13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill was removed from the care of his birth mum Laura Corkill, 38, a year before he was murdered by Laura Castle, a foster-carer who was applying to adopt him permanently. Laura Corkill has now written an impassioned and heartbreaking letter to The Honourable Mr Justice Baker, asking him to pass the longest possible sentence for her "beautiful, blue-eyed boy".
Leiland-James, born on December 21 2019, was only two days old when he was placed in foster care. Though he lived happily with his temporary foster mum, Charlotte Day, for seven months before a court ruled that he was to be adopted - and Laura and Scott Castle were a suitable match, LancsLive reported.
