AAP General News (Australia)
12-05-2008
WA: Woman walks free after killing her son
A woman who killed her infant son when she held him as she jumped from the eighth floor
of a Perth apartment block has walked free after being convicted of manslaughter.
40 year old YEEDA TOPHAM .. of Roleystone near Perth .. had pleaded guilty in the West
Australian Supreme Court to a charge of unlawfully killing 21-month-old JAMES TOPHAM on
November 5 last year.
TOPHAM .. who has been in custody since JAMES' death .. was sentenced to a term equal
to the time spent in custody.
Director of Public Prosecutions DAVID DEMPSTER didn't oppose the defence's submission
for a suspended sentence.
Mr DEMPSTER said TOPHAM should be freed as long as she has ongoing psychiatric treatment.
AAP RTV was/crh/af
KEYWORD: TOPHAM (PERTH)
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