Mum who poisoned and beat son, 5, jailed for murder
By Liam O'DonoghueA mother who poisoned her five-year-old son by giving him antidepressants on New Year's Eve and beat him has been jailed for his murder.
In a victim impact statement, Mr Keenan said his son was a "happy, adventurous, cheeky little boy who loved life", adding: "Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that Claire would harm Dylan."He continued: "I don't think I will ever be the same person again. Every happy event is now tinged with sadness because Dylan is not here.
"What she chose to do to Dylan was angry, hateful and disgusting. I felt she had done this as revenge, and that she wanted to get my dad back," he added. The judge, Mrs Justice Yip, said: "The murder of any child by a parent is rightly dealt with as a matter of the utmost seriousness. She added: "I realise that being in prison will be harder for you than most. It will be up to others to decide where you serve your sentence."Image caption,The judge said if Scanlan had murdered Dylan six months later, she would have been given a whole-life sentence automatically, after a change to legislation for parents who kill their children.
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