Court upholds 28-day sentence for mother of chronic teenage truant

A MOTHER-OF-THREE jailed for her teenage son’s chronic truancy was back behind bars yesterday after an appeal against her sentence failed.

Fri, 18 Apr, 2003 - 01:00
Antony Stone

The 35-year-old woman from Llanelli, south Wales, sobbed quietly to herself as her 28-day jail term was upheld at Swansea Crown Court.

Family members shrieked in dismay as Judge John Diehl said that magistrates in Llanelli had got the sentence right on Monday.

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