Essex woman jailed for life for poisoning baby son with cocktail of drugs
Key takeaways
- Emma Barnett has been found guilty of the murder of her son by giving him a lethal combination of prescription drugs.
- A mother who poisoned her one-year-old son with a lethal cocktail of prescription medications added to milk in a baby bottle has been jailed for life for his murder.
- Emma Barnett, 36, killed her son Oakley before he could be taken into care after a family court hearing ordered that he be removed from her.
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Emma Barnett has been found guilty of the murder of her son by giving him a lethal combination of prescription drugs. Photograph: Essex police/PAEmma Barnett has been found guilty of the murder of her son by giving him a lethal combination of prescription drugs. Photograph: Essex police/PAUK news Essex woman jailed for life for poisoning baby son with cocktail of drugs Emma Barnett killed her one-year-old after a court ruling he be taken away from her
Prefer the Guardian on Google. A mother who poisoned her one-year-old son with a lethal cocktail of prescription medications added to milk in a baby bottle has been jailed for life for his murder.
Emma Barnett, 36, killed her son Oakley before he could be taken into care after a family court hearing ordered that he be removed from her.