UK Woman Who Wanted to Adopt Boy Jailed for Life for His Murder

UK Woman Who Wanted to Adopt Boy Jailed for Life for His Murder
Laura Castle during a police interview at a police station in Cumbria, England, in January 2021. Cumbria Police/PA Media
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An English woman who exchanged grotesque messages with her husband has been jailed for life for murdering a 13-month-old child she was hoping to adopt.

Laura Castle, 38, was told by a judge on Wednesday she would have to spend a minimum of 18 years behind bars for the murder of Leiland-James Corkill, who had been placed with the couple five months before his death in January 2021.

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