Durham woman who caned son, 3, before murdering him is jailed for life

Christina Robinson shook Dwelaniyah to death after he suffered cruelty over several weeks

A mother who beat her three-year-old son with a bamboo cane, claiming it was in line with Bible teaching, weeks before she murdered him, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years.

Christina Robinson exposed her son Dwelaniyah to cruelty and excruciating pain over several weeks before she shook him to death at the family home in County Durham in November 2022.