Boy 'often thought of killing' abusive mother who made life a 'living hell' for four siblings

“I often thought about killing her as I know it would make life better for my siblings, but that would mean they would have to grow up without their older brother and they didn’t deserve that.”

By Gordon Deegan

A teenager often thought of killing his mother to end the horrific abuse he and his younger siblings were suffering at her hands, a court has heard.