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Mother jailed for five years over meat cleaver attack on son

A woman has been sentenced to five years and one month's imprisonment for attempting to kill her 3-year-old son with a meat cleaver.

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A woman who tried to kill her 3-year-old son by repeatedly cutting his neck with a meat cleaver has been sentenced to five years and one month's imprisonment.

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Mother jailed for five years over meat cleaver attack on son

A woman who tried to kill her 3-year-old son by repeatedly cutting his neck with a meat cleaver has been sentenced to five years and one month’s imprisonment.

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