A mum left her child home alone on the night he was killed by a car on a busy road.
Wendy Hall's seven-year-old son Malakye got out of their locked home on the night of August 11 last year, and at about 10pm he was hit by a car and fatally injured.
The 33-year-old left him in the house which had no electricity or gas, while she went to see her partner, Yorkshire Live reports.
Hall left her mobile phone with Malakye for him to play on while she was away, but it appeared that he got out of the house shortly after she left, Bradford Crown Court was told.
Hall pleaded guilty to the neglect charge and was jailed for three years.
She also received an additional 18 months in prison for other matters.
Recorder Tahir Khan QC told Hall at Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday: "I've no reason to doubt you locked the door to stop him getting out but as we know he did with those tragic consequences.
"The deliberate act of leaving Malakye alone and vulnerable resulted in his death."
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