A mentally-ill woman who strangled her severely disabled son with a belt in a hotel room has been spared an immediate prison term.

A MOTHER who strangled her severely autistic son was living in a “nightmare” caring for him and her three other disabled children, a court heard yesterday.

A MOTHER who killed her severely autistic son by strangling him told police she had sent him to the “kingdom of heaven” where he would be happy without the disability, a court heard.

A mother killed her severely autistic son by strangling him with a belt, a court heard today.

A mother accused of killing her severely autistic child stands trial for his murder today.