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Court Case Result - Criminal Sentence

Country: England & Wales
Hearing Date: 15 July 2010
Court Location: Bristol Crown Court
Judge: Mr Justice Royce
Case Number: T20097454
Name: Data Anonymised
Gender: Female
Age: 28
Co-Defendant/s: Yes

Offence/s

Offence: Child Cruelty to or wilfull assault, ill-treatment, neglect of children in a manner likely to cause unnecessary suffering or injury to health [3 counts]
Sentence: Custodial immediate
Length: 1 Year 3 Months

Sentencing Considerations

Victim Personal Statement: No
Undertaken in a group: Yes
Victim was serving public: No

Sentencing Details

Total Sentence: 1 Year 3 Months
Likely Release / Eligibility Date: 1/3/2011
Sentenced Upon: Guilty Plea
Distinguishing Features / Details: Richards and John Davies gave Richards' baby, Holly Agius, methadone to soothe her over a six month period. Holly died at 14 months old of a rare form of chicken pox that led to bronchial pneumonia but was unconnected to the methadone that Davies and Richards had administered.

The judge said: "You were both recovering heroin users, you had methadone for that purpose. You should have known of its potential dangers...You shut your eyes to the possible dangerous effects of administering methadone. It was reckless to the extreme. It was dangerously misguided."
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Legal Teams & Authorities

Authority: CPS South West (CPS Bristol)
Chambers: Guildhall Chambers
Barrister: Richard Lloyd Smith KC

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