Mother locked in custody battle ‘murders son’ after saying she would rather he was dead than ‘lose him to his father’
A mother murdered her seven-year-old son by strangling him with a scarf after writing letters saying she would rather he ‘be dead’ than lose him in a custody battle, a court heard. Lesley Speed, 44, is also accused of using a cushion to smother Archie Spriggs on the same day she and her ex-partner Matthew […]
Mum kills 5-year-old son in murder-suicide after dad given Shared Parenting rights
A mum discovered dead with her 5-year-old son Monday left a suicide note lamenting her long-running court battle with the father over custody that ended with them having joint parenting rights, according to a search warrant filed Wednesday. Police have called the hangings of Gina Ilene Summers, 46, and her son Jude a murder-suicide. It […]
Killer mum who suffocated 2-yr-old daughter after sending dad ‘one last picture’ jailed for 16 years
A ‘wicked and appalling’ young mother who told a dad he would need to go to court to see his two-year-old daughter before suffocating her, was today jailed for 16 years. Cody-Anne Jackson, 20, killed little Macey Hogan after sending her father a message with a picture of his child reading: ‘Sorry, just thought you […]
