Mother imprisoned on bleach killing

1. April 2011 last updated at 15: 06 GMT, a mother arrested for killing her 12-year-old of autistic son by him drink bleach.

Ajit Singh Mahal was found dead at home in the family in barking, East London, in February.

Satpal Kaur Singh, 44, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the basis of diminished responsibility. The young murder had denied you.

Kaur Singh, who also bleach drank on the day of the killing was jailed for seven years at the old Bailey.

Judge Peter Beaumont, the recorder of London, told her: "I know how difficult Ajit was to care for."

"You robbed her deteriorating mental health proper insight into what was wrong and built real obstacles between you and people and the agencies who have tried so hard to help you."

He continued: "they faced the prospect of Ajit way of them taken, but she killed him."

"You were, I believe that make a statement without taking into account of its interests."

Richard Whittam, QC, persecution, said: "This is a case of great tragedy."

Ajit "was dependent on his mother for all his needs," could not speak, so had trouble to communicate and had difficulty getting around in the open air.

The child was with Domestos only a few hours after Kaur Singh refused to cooperate with the Council staff meeting killed in his care.

Burn marks

When paramedics found him he was lying on a sofa, not breathe, with no pulse.

He had caustic burns to his mouth, Chin and neck.

Singh was treated with coal and milk for the bleach, the ones that had drunk you. She told a medic thought they had done about "this" for years.

Social workers in barking and Dagenham Council had concerns about Manchester-born Singh in the months before her son, killed, as the Court heard.

She want at the meeting of Council employees have appeared calm.

But hours later they rang to say 999: "I have killed just my son and I have tried to kill me."

A Council spokeswoman said: "Barking and Dagenham Council thought, especially with the family of Singh."

"The Council contributed to an independent review of the serious case review all details of this case and give lessons to address."

"Barking and Dagenham safeguarding children Board published the results of the, that independent verification in due course."

David Hislop, QC, defending, said: "this was a woman who loved her son too much." "The think that was it, because of their mental disorders held, that your mercy."

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