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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Woman who fatally stabbed her baby in Belfast jailed for at least 20 years

Laganside courts in Belfast, which houses the crown court
The judge at Belfast crown court said the case involved an ‘exceptionally high’ breach of trust. Photograph: J Orr/Alamy

A woman in Northern Ireland who stabbed and killed her baby son and attempted to murder her toddler daughter has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years.

The 31-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, wept in the dock of Belfast crown court on Friday when the sentence was passed.

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