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43 year-old Amanda Hutton, an alcoholic mother of eight who starved Hamzah Khan, her four-year-old son to death and left his body in a cot for nearly two years has been jailed by a British court for 15 years.
She was found guilty of manslaughter at Bradford Crown Court on Thursday and sentenced on Friday.
Hamzah's body was found in squalor at Hutton's home in Bradford in September 2011.
Hutton also admitted neglecting five of her other children aged between five and 13, who were living in terrible conditions.
According to news.com.au, she showed no emotion as she was led from the dock.
Judge Roger Thomas QC told her the offences "demonstrate a most fundamental and serious breach of any duty that an individual in decent society can owe to others - namely the duty that a parent owes to her or his young children to take proper care of them".
The judge said the children were found in a situation that was "breathtakingly awful".
Judge Thomas said the manslaughter of Hamzah involved "failing to provide him with anything like adequate nourishment over a long period of time - in short you starved him to death".
The judge said it was clear Hutton had an alcohol problem and that she placed her own selfish addiction to drinks before her responsibility to her children.
He sentenced Hutton to 12 years in prison for manslaughter. He gave her a three-year sentence for child cruelty, which he said was to be served consecutive to the 12 years.
The judge said she should serve two-and-a-half years for preventing the lawful burial of Hamzah, but said this was to be served concurrently.
She was also charged for fraud when she claimed child benefit for Hamzah after his death.
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