A 36-year-old mother in the UK has been sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering her 14-month-old son by poisoning him with prescription medication shortly before authorities were due to take the child into care.

Emma Barnett, 36, was jailed for the murder of her 14-month-old son Oakley, who died after being fed a cocktail of prescription medications in Essex in November 2024

Emma Barnett was unanimously convicted of killing her one-year-old son Oakley after poisoning the tot with prescription medications in December 2024.