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| Callum Wilson murder: Mother Emma Wilson jailed for life | Callum Wilson murder: Mother Emma Wilson jailed for life |
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| A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her 11-month-old son. | A woman has been jailed for life for murdering her 11-month-old son. |
| Callum Wilson, from Windsor, had suffered an "unsurvivable brain injury" when he died in hospital in March 2011. | Callum Wilson, from Windsor, had suffered an "unsurvivable brain injury" when he died in hospital in March 2011. |
| The infant was also found with rib, arm and leg fractures and bruising across his face and body. | The infant was also found with rib, arm and leg fractures and bruising across his face and body. |
| Emma Wilson, 25, of Paddock Close, had blamed the injuries on Callum's "boisterous" elder brother. She was sentenced to a minimum of 14 years at the Old Bailey in London. | |
| Wilson was convicted in December after she was unanimously found guilty by a jury following a five-week trial at the same court. | |
| Wilson had denied murdering her son, who had also lost sight from a detached retina. | |
| Callum was born on 23 April 2010 and spent the first few months of his life with foster parents. | |
| 'Violent squeezing' | |
| In November 2010 he was returned to his mother, but on 18 March 2011 was taken by ambulance to Wexham Park Hospital in Slough suffering serious injuries. | |
| Following medical tests he was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford where he died on 21 March. | |
| During Wilson's trial, prosecutor Paul Dunkels QC told the jury she had claimed "constant pushing and rolling" of Callum by his then 23-month-old brother may have been to blame for the injuries. | |
| He added: "But he could not have fractured Callum's ribs which was consistent with violent squeezing of Callum's chest." | |
| She also blamed Callum's brother after health and social workers spotted scratches on Callum during visits to Wilson's flat, the jury was told. | |
| Speaking following the sentencing, Det Supt Ian Hunter said: "The sentence today is a reflection of the abuse Callum suffered at the hands of someone entrusted to care for him and the pain he must have felt during his short life. | |
| "It also reflects on the dedication and efforts of the investigating officers and prosecution team to deliver justice for Callum during what was a difficult and emotional case for many of them. | |
| "Of course, sadly it does not bring Callum back and our thoughts will always remain with him." |