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Rachel Smith & Peter Diamond

Mum pens heartbreaking letter to her baby's killer after life sentence verdict

The birth mum of 13-month-old Leiland-James Corkill, who was murdered by a woman who intended to adopt him, has said her baby boy was “placed in the home of a monster”.

Laura Corkill penned an emotional letter to The Honorable Mr Justice Baker, asking the judge to pass the longest sentence possible for her “beautiful, blue eyed boy”.

Leiland-James was removed from 38-year-old Corkill two days after being born on December 21 2019 and put into temporary foster care.

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