Death of Hakeem Hussain was result of ‘catastrophic and deplorable’ parenting by Laura Heath, says judge
A heroin addict convicted of fatally neglecting her seven-year-old son, who died alone in a garden from an asthma attack, has been jailed for 20 years.
The judge told 40-year-old Heath, who was ordered to serve two-thirds of her sentence before becoming eligible for parole, that the death had occurred after her life “entered a drug-fuelled downward spiral into squalor, chaos and tragedy”.The judge said: “It is clear that in [Hakeem’s] tragically short life he had been an inspiration of happiness and affection for people who knew him.
Hakeem was staying with his mother at her friend’s house after the gas and electric had been disconnected in their own home due to nonpayment. Images shown in court revealed Heath had modified one of her son’s inhalers with foil and an elastic band so she could use it to smoke crack cocaine.
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