A monstrous woman who injected a child with faeces has had her prison sentence increased to eight years by judges at the Court of Appeal.
Elizabeth Faragher, 43, from Cumbria physically abused the youngster after she left them with ''deep muscle scarring and multiple scars'', a court heard.
In April, she was found guilty of one count of cruelty to a person under 16 and five counts of administering a poison or noxious substance with intent which led to the youngster having to undergo ''invasive'' and ''painful'' tests as well as a bone marrow extraction, Manchester Evening News reports.
The woman initially received a prison sentence of five years and ten months last July at Preston Crown Court but has been given an additional 2 years and 2 months after her case was referred to the Court of Appeal by the Attorney General's Office (AGO) through the unduly lenient sentence scheme.Lord Justice Edis, sitting with Mr Justice Dove and Mrs Justice Steyn, declared that the case was "difficult and distressing".
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