Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletter A prisoner officer has been jailed over her 'inappropriate relationship' with an inmate, who she went on to have a baby with, and his brother.
Lucy Thornton "fell in love" with violent offender Aaron Whitaker while she was working as a prison officer at HMP Altcourse in Merseyside, Liverpool Crown Court heard.
She then had a baby with him while he was released on parole. The 28-year-old admitted two counts of misconduct in a public office for her relationships with Whittaker, who was serving time for a wounding offence, and his brother and fellow inmate, Haden Whittaker.
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