Woman jailed after harming child with laxatives in Aberdeen

Tracy Menhinick, 52, ‘wilfully’ ill-treated the boy with medication that affected his development

A woman convicted of harming a child with laxatives, which affected his development, has been jailed for seven years.

Tracy Menhinick, 52, was found guilty of “wilfully” ill-treating the child in a manner likely to cause him unnecessary suffering or injury to health on various occasions over the course of three years from 2014.