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Evil carer kept toddler in cage and starved boy, 4, so bad doctors thought he had cancer
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
