Any judge has blasted a new mother who repeatedly punched her 3-year-old son until he died within the attack that 'simply beggars belief'. Rosdeep Adekoya, 34, has been jailed for 11 years for getting rid of her son Mikaeel Kular, who she savagely overcome then left to die for two days during a family visit to January.
After discovering his lifeless body on a lawn of their Edinburgh residence in Ferry Gait Crescent, she wrapped it in the duvet cover, put it from the suitcase and drove in order to Kirkcaldy, Fife, to hide it in woodland.
Adekoya described Mikaeel missing to authorities after stashing his entire body in remote woodland, sparking a significant two-day search operation involving many local people and nation-wide insurance.
Now a prisoner in Cornton Vale jail close to Stirling, she was initially priced with murder but past month pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of culpable murder.
She also admitted a charge of seeking to defeat the ends connected with justice by pretending in order to police her son choose to go missing.
Passing sentence, judge Lord Glennie mentioned a custodial sentence was inevitable in such a case and referred to the actual Crown acceptance that Adekoya received no intention to destroy Mikaeel.
But he made: 'Nevertheless, what you does was cruel and inexcusable.
'Striking a kid even once is awful enough. Striking him heavily and also repeatedly with hand and also fist when he was being sick repeatedly simply beggars belief.
'Mikaeel was by all accounts a wholesome, happy little boy. By your actions, however unintended, you might have not only robbed Mikaeel connected with his young life but left a gaping hole from the lives of all whom loved him. '
This judge, who heard a plea to get a significant discount to the actual sentence from Adekoya's defence QC, said it isn't clear precisely what triggered the events resulting in Mikaeel's death.
Referring to the beatings the youngster received at the hands of his mother, Lord Glennie told Adekoya her son was in severe pain shortly prior to he died.
But he said the lady was 'not even conscious that death was plausible until it happened'.
This judge said he approved that Adekoya's remorse is 'genuine and heartfelt'.
'You are clearly a very good and articulate young female, ' he told her.
'There is no record of violence by you towards all of your children. That makes it increasingly difficult to understand your own actions. I do not suppose that you really understand why you did that which you did. '.
Reports prepared for the case found that Adekoya suffered from depression for some time, particularly in the last few months before Mikaeel's death, as the single mother found herself 'overwhelmed' by her circumstances.
'It is clear that the normal bond between mother and child simply failed to develop between you and Mikaeel, though it clearly developed with the other children,' Lord Glennie added.
The judge also pointed to the large search for Mikaeel, involving the police, fire service, coastguard, mountain rescue teams, air support and hundreds of members of the public.
He said: 'By your pretence that Mikaeel had gone missing you caused a massive manhunt to be undertaken, involving both the emergency services and the public. I accept that this was not planned and that you simply panicked when you realised that Mikaeel was dead. But this too... is a serious matter.'
She was jailed for 11 years when she returned to the High Court in Edinburgh for sentencing today.
The court heard that Mikaeel died on the night of Tuesday January 14 from injuries inflicted the previous Sunday.
His mother 'lost her temper' when he was repeatedly sick following a trip to a Nando's restaurant at the city's Fountain Park.
She smacked him and struck him on the body and head with a clenched fist, the court heard previously.
When Mikaeel was sick for a third time, she dragged him to the shower by his arms and 'beat him heavily' on his back as he lay over the bath edge.
Over the next few days Mikaeel's condition worsened and he was kept off nursery.
He was assaulted again on the Monday after being sick and became 'listless', but his mother did not take him to a doctor because of the bruising.
By Tuesday night, Mikaeel was said to be 'quiet' and was giving a 'limited' response to his mother's questions.
Shockingly, it has emerged she trawled the internet with searches such as 'I find it hard to love my son' and 'get rid of bruises' in the months leading up to his death.
Advocate depute Alex Prentice, prosecuting, told the court: 'He would have been in significant pain but was put to bed.
'The pain would have increased significantly while Mikaeel became dangerously ill and finally dying as a result of the injuries inflicted upon him by the accused.'
After discovering her son's body, Adekoya put it in a suitcase which she carried to the boot of her car, before taking his twin sister to nursery.
She left the case in woodland behind her sister's house in Dunvegan Avenue, Kirkcaldy, covering it with branches.
But mobile telephone masts recorded the 34-year-old's journey across the Forth Road Bridge, undermining her statements to police about her whereabouts.
She eventually broke down and took officers to his body.
The final cause of Mikaeel's death was found to be 'blunt force abdominal trauma' and the court heard he had more than 40 separate injuries to his body.
Culled from UK Daily Mai
Any judge has blasted a new mother who repeatedly punched her 3-year-old son until he died within the attack that 'simply beggars belief'. Rosdeep Adekoya, 34, has been jailed for 11 years for getting rid of her son Mikaeel Kular, who she savagely overcome then left to die for two days during a family visit to January.
After discovering his lifeless body on a lawn of their Edinburgh residence in Ferry Gait Crescent, she wrapped it in the duvet cover, put it from the suitcase and drove in order to Kirkcaldy, Fife, to hide it in woodland.
Adekoya described Mikaeel missing to authorities after stashing his entire body in remote woodland, sparking a significant two-day search operation involving many local people and nation-wide insurance.
Now a prisoner in Cornton Vale jail close to Stirling, she was initially priced with murder but past month pleaded guilty to the reduced charge of culpable murder.
She also admitted a charge of seeking to defeat the ends connected with justice by pretending in order to police her son choose to go missing.
Passing sentence, judge Lord Glennie mentioned a custodial sentence was inevitable in such a case and referred to the actual Crown acceptance that Adekoya received no intention to destroy Mikaeel.
But he made: 'Nevertheless, what you does was cruel and inexcusable.
'Striking a kid even once is awful enough. Striking him heavily and also repeatedly with hand and also fist when he was being sick repeatedly simply beggars belief.
'Mikaeel was by all accounts a wholesome, happy little boy. By your actions, however unintended, you might have not only robbed Mikaeel connected with his young life but left a gaping hole from the lives of all whom loved him. '
This judge, who heard a plea to get a significant discount to the actual sentence from Adekoya's defence QC, said it isn't clear precisely what triggered the events resulting in Mikaeel's death.
Referring to the beatings the youngster received at the hands of his mother, Lord Glennie told Adekoya her son was in severe pain shortly prior to he died.
But he said the lady was 'not even conscious that death was plausible until it happened'.
This judge said he approved that Adekoya's remorse is 'genuine and heartfelt'.
'You are clearly a very good and articulate young female, ' he told her.
'There is no record of violence by you towards all of your children. That makes it increasingly difficult to understand your own actions. I do not suppose that you really understand why you did that which you did. '.
Reports prepared for the case found that Adekoya suffered from depression for some time, particularly in the last few months before Mikaeel's death, as the single mother found herself 'overwhelmed' by her circumstances.
'It is clear that the normal bond between mother and child simply failed to develop between you and Mikaeel, though it clearly developed with the other children,' Lord Glennie added.
The judge also pointed to the large search for Mikaeel, involving the police, fire service, coastguard, mountain rescue teams, air support and hundreds of members of the public.
He said: 'By your pretence that Mikaeel had gone missing you caused a massive manhunt to be undertaken, involving both the emergency services and the public. I accept that this was not planned and that you simply panicked when you realised that Mikaeel was dead. But this too... is a serious matter.'
She was jailed for 11 years when she returned to the High Court in Edinburgh for sentencing today.
The court heard that Mikaeel died on the night of Tuesday January 14 from injuries inflicted the previous Sunday.
His mother 'lost her temper' when he was repeatedly sick following a trip to a Nando's restaurant at the city's Fountain Park.
She smacked him and struck him on the body and head with a clenched fist, the court heard previously.
When Mikaeel was sick for a third time, she dragged him to the shower by his arms and 'beat him heavily' on his back as he lay over the bath edge.
Over the next few days Mikaeel's condition worsened and he was kept off nursery.
He was assaulted again on the Monday after being sick and became 'listless', but his mother did not take him to a doctor because of the bruising.
By Tuesday night, Mikaeel was said to be 'quiet' and was giving a 'limited' response to his mother's questions.
Shockingly, it has emerged she trawled the internet with searches such as 'I find it hard to love my son' and 'get rid of bruises' in the months leading up to his death.
Advocate depute Alex Prentice, prosecuting, told the court: 'He would have been in significant pain but was put to bed.
'The pain would have increased significantly while Mikaeel became dangerously ill and finally dying as a result of the injuries inflicted upon him by the accused.'
After discovering her son's body, Adekoya put it in a suitcase which she carried to the boot of her car, before taking his twin sister to nursery.
She left the case in woodland behind her sister's house in Dunvegan Avenue, Kirkcaldy, covering it with branches.
But mobile telephone masts recorded the 34-year-old's journey across the Forth Road Bridge, undermining her statements to police about her whereabouts.
She eventually broke down and took officers to his body.
The final cause of Mikaeel's death was found to be 'blunt force abdominal trauma' and the court heard he had more than 40 separate injuries to his body.
Culled from UK Daily Mai
