Queen v CD
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Neutral Citation | [2021] NICA 45 |
| Date | 30 June 2021 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
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Neutral Citation No: [2021] NICA 45
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: KEE11569
ICOS No: 19/098288
Delivered: 30/06/2021
IN HER MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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THE QUEEN
v
CD
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Mr Joel Lindsay (instructed by Thompson Crooks Solicitors) for the Appellant
Mr David Russell QC (instructed by the PPS)
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Before: Treacy LJ, Maguire LJ, Keegan J
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KEEGAN J (giving the judgment of the court)
In this judgment, the appellant and her co-accused have been anonymised to
protect the identity of their children. Nothing must be disclosed or published
without the permission of the court which might lead to the identification of the
children or their family. The initials used are not the real initials.
Introduction
[1] The appellant, CD, appeals with leave on one ground from the single judge
Scoffield J from a sentence of 2 years and 4 months’ imprisonment (comprised of 1
year and 2 months’ custody and 1 year and 2 months’ on licence) imposed by
His Honour Judge Fowler QC (the trial judge) on 25 January 2021 following pleas of
guilty in respect of two counts of cruelty to a child, contrary to section 20(1) of the
Children and Young Persons Act 1968. The appellant is the mother of the two
children involved in this case, namely A who was born in 2011 and B born in 2010.
There is one count in respect of each child. The co-accused in the case, EF, is the
father of the children.
[2] Both CD and EF were committed to Belfast Crown Court on 21 February 2020.
They were arraigned and pleaded not guilty to both counts on 15 July 2020. CD was
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