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| A mother whose two-year-old son died "a prolonged and horrible death" after drinking poisonous plant food has been given a suspended sentence. | |
| Lauren Booth, 24, was growing cannabis in Huddersfield and was asleep when her son Aaron drank the toxic liquid. | |
| Aaron had not been fed and was probably extremely hungry and thirsty, Bradford Crown Court heard. | Aaron had not been fed and was probably extremely hungry and thirsty, Bradford Crown Court heard. |
| Booth was sentenced to 12 months suspended for two years for neglect and given a two-year supervision order. | |
| Booth will also have to prove she is an adequate parent, the court ordered. | |
| Judge Colin Burn described the toddler's death as terrible as he sentenced Booth. | |
| "Aaron's death was, on the evidence, a prolonged and frankly horrible one. And it was preventable," he said. | |
| The court heard it was thought the child mistook the blue plant feed bottle for a soft drink. | |
| Aaron died 11 days later, his windpipe had disintegrated and he had severe burns to his lips, tongue, stomach and pancreas, the court heard. | |
| The court was also told that just two tea spoons of the liquid would have been lethal. |