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Huddersfield poison plant food mum sentenced Poison plant food mother Lauren Booth sentenced over son's death
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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.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. Lauren Booth, 24, was asleep when her son Aaron drank the toxic liquid which Bradford Crown Court heard had probably been used for growing cannabis.
Aaron had not been fed and was probably extremely hungry and thirsty, Bradford Crown Court heard. Aaron had not been fed and was probably hungry and thirsty, the court was told.
Booth was sentenced to 12 months suspended for two years for neglect and given a two-year supervision order. Booth, from Huddersfield, was given a 12-month prison term, suspended for two years, for neglect.
Booth will also have to prove she is an adequate parent, the court ordered. She was made the subject of a two-year supervision order.
Judge Colin Burn described the toddler's death as terrible as he sentenced Booth. The 24-year-old will also have to prove she is an adequate parent, the court ordered.
"Aaron's death was, on the evidence, a prolonged and frankly horrible one. And it was preventable," he said. Sentencing Booth, Judge Colin Burn said: "Aaron's death was, on the evidence, a prolonged and frankly horrible one. And it was preventable."
The court heard it was thought the child mistook the blue plant feed bottle for a soft drink. The court heard it was thought the child mistook the blue plant food 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. Aaron died 11 days after drinking the liquid. 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. Booth's partner at the time had taken the pH Up brand plant food into the house in Norris Close, Judge Burn said.
The blue bottle contained a highly toxic concentration of potassium hydroxide, or caustic potash, and two teaspoons of it would have been a fatal dose.
Loud thud
Information about growing cannabis was discovered in a notebook and laptop seized from the house by police.
The judge told Booth: "The evidence that this liquid was used for growing cannabis was strong.
"You should not even have allowed the liquid to be brought into the same house as Aaron."
Booth and her partner were awoken by a loud thud at about 12:40 GMT on 6 November 2010, to find Aaron lying down with a brown mouth and lips.
The judge said Booth was a loving mother to Aaron and tried her best to look after him but made some poor judgements.
He said: "Most parents do, from time to time, make some poor judgements in respect of their children. The unfortunate aspect of this case is on 6 November your poor judgement had fatal consequences."