Judge condemns Cambridgeshire Police as insulin poisoning case takes seven years to reach court
A judge criticised Cambridgeshire Police for an “unacceptable lack of grip” after it took more than seven years for a case involving a mother who poisoned her young daughter with insulin to reach court. The woman, now in her 20s, admitted administering a poison or noxious substance with intent and received a suspended 18-month prison sentence.
The girl was 16 months old when she was hospitalised in 2019; her mother injected her with insulin again twice while she was in hospital, but she made a full recovery. Judge Philip Grey said the delay was “frankly horrifying” and noted that several officers had taken long-term sick leave, while saying a competent organisation should manage such staffing issues. The article also cites a record combined court backlog of 461,059 cases in England and Wales at the end of June, as the government pursues changes to jury trials.
- A mother received a suspended sentence for poisoning her daughter with insulin.
- The judge condemned police delays that kept the case from court for over seven years.
- The court backlog in England and Wales reached 461,059 cases.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “‘Frankly horrifying’: Judge blasts Cambridgeshire Police for ‘unacceptable lack of grip’ on investigation after case of mother who poisoned her daughter with insulin took seven years to reach court”.