Mother imprisoned for keeping her daughter in a drawer

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

…for the first three YEARS of her life. There seems to be an increasing number of cases of horrific child neglect, abuse and even murder in recent years and I wonder what could be causing it. I’m not a doom and gloom person in general but there’s something very bad going on in society.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gz1dv8ly2o

[BrettMRC]

I've just read the story on this.

The horror of that girls life so far doesn't bear thinking about.

[Bonefish Blues]

It was a jaw dropping thing to hear

[rjfp1962]

Truly dreadful - Just seen this story on ITV news.

[Terminator X]

7 years so out in 3 seems other worldy lenient.

TX.

[TeamD]

Just plain evil

[Bonefish Blues]

Terminator X said:

7 years so out in 3 seems other worldy lenient.

TX.

She will not have anything other than a miserable, fear-filled sentence, I'm sure.

[Stick Legs]

A shocking case, but I cannot be the only person who thought of the Carol from The Brittas Empire.

[jtremlett]

I just heard this. The sentence makes no sense to me. Just from the headline, I don't know the details, but surely the mother is mentally disturbed? How can she not be?

[don'tbesilly]

jtremlett said:

I just heard this. The sentence makes no sense to me. Just from the headline, I don't know the details, but surely the mother is mentally disturbed? How can she not be?

Based on the report on the ITV news the woman led a pretty normal life, taking her other children to school and out socially, even going out on an over nighter. Her partner never even knew of the child’s existence apparently.

Shocking story that beggared belief.

[Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area]

I’m struggling to believe that the family knew nothing. How could the mother have been pregnant, had a baby, nursed it enough for the girl to survive, and kept her so quiet that the family never heard any crying? She clearly spent very little time in the room where the girl was kept but I simply can’t see it.

[ben5575]

That’s the first time I’ve ever shed a tear reading a news story.

Utterly horrific.

[UTH]

Yep, this story is really up there. For some reason hitting a bit harder than all of the other shockers recently.

[loskie]

This made me a 54 yr old bloke shed a tear.


It's just awful. Impossible to comprehend.

[UTH]

Is it possible at 3 years old this child will eventually turn out “normal” and grow up to live a “normal” happy life? Bloody hope so.

[alock]

UTH said:

Is it possible at 3 years old this child will eventually turn out “normal” and grow up to live a “normal” happy life? Bloody hope so.

Probably not. Search for the term "first 1000 days" and how crucial it is.

[budgie smuggler]

Unexpected Item In The Bagging Area said:

I’m struggling to believe that the family knew nothing. How could the mother have been pregnant, had a baby, nursed it enough for the girl to survive, and kept her so quiet that the family never heard any crying? She clearly spent very little time in the room where the girl was kept but I simply can’t see it.

Exactly, it's completely baffling how this could have happened.

Hiding a pregnancy, hiding the birth, hiding the child for 3 years... how the fk?!

I feel so so sorry for the victim. I've got a 2 year old, at that age they're a proper little person with a personality and the progress they make from week to week is mind blowing. For a toddler to have missed out on all the love and experiences during that time is horrific honestly, it's really upsetting to think about.

[s1962a]

I got emotional reading that story as well. To think of the innocence of the child, and how they believe you, as their protector, will look after them. That child suffered, and I really hope she can grow up and have some sort of normal life.