Killer Laura Castle who murdered one-year-old sentenced to life in prison

One-year-old Leiland-James Corkill had been placed with Laura Castle and her husband Scott by authorities in Cumbria less than five months before his death.

The “looked-after child” was taken into care at birth.

He was then approved to live with his prospective adoptive parents in Barrow-in-Furness from August 2020.

On the morning of January 6 2021, Laura, 38, rang for an ambulance and reported that Leiland-James had fallen off the sofa.

She said the child had injured his head and was struggling to breathe.

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