the Daily Record reports.When police arrived at the home in Newmilns, Ayrshire to investigate, they found a two-year-old being kept in a homemade cage.Boyle, 34, and co-accused partner Timothy Johnstone, 57, denied they'd done anything wrong, with Boyle claiming she'd trapped the toddler in the modified cot - which had a wooden frame strapped across the top - for his own protection.But a sheriff saw through their lies and convicted them over the catalogue of abuse last month after a lengthy trial at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court.Sentencing had been deferred for background reports to be prepared, and at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court on Thursday a sheriff ruled it was better for both Boyle and the public if she was spared prison.Sheriff Michael Higgins.
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