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| Mother spared jail for baby death | Mother spared jail for baby death |
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| A mother who started a fire in which her four-month-old son died has been spared jail at Newcastle Crown Court. | A mother who started a fire in which her four-month-old son died has been spared jail at Newcastle Crown Court. |
| Danielle Wails had claimed she was tied up by intruders who started the fire at her Newcastle home in August 2005. | Danielle Wails had claimed she was tied up by intruders who started the fire at her Newcastle home in August 2005. |
| She denied the murder of Alexander Gallon, but her guilty plea to infanticide was accepted after psychiatrists said she was depressed. | |
| The 22-year-old was given a three-year community order with a period of supervision and other requirements. | The 22-year-old was given a three-year community order with a period of supervision and other requirements. |
| On the first day of the trial at Newcastle Crown Court in August, Wails' guilty plea to the lesser charge of infanticide was accepted by the prosecution. | |
| Paul Sloan QC, prosecuting, said: "She has admitted infanticide on the basis that at the time the balance of her mind was disturbed by reason of not having fully recovered from the effects of giving birth to the child. | |
| "Two psychiatrists are of the opinion that the balance of her mind was disturbed." |