Elizabeth Faragher, who injected human feces into a toddler, will now serve an additional three years in prison after the Court of Appeal increased her sentence from five to eight years.
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After the Court of Appeal justices increased the woman's prison term, she now risks serving three additional years in prison for injecting human feces into a kid.
At a trial in Preston Crown Court back in July of this year, Elizabeth Faragher, 43, pleaded guilty to one crime of cruelty to a child under the age of 16 and five charges of intentionally supplying a dangerous or noxious substance. She was sentenced to five years and ten months in prison.
But after being referred by the Attorney General's Office, her sentence was deemed "unduly lenient" during a Court of Appeal hearing on Friday, October 21. It was then raised to eight years.
The frightening case was described as "difficult and distressing" by Lord Justice Edis, who was seated beside Mr. and Mrs. Justices Dove and Steyn.
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"We simply cannot describe this offense of cruelty as anything other than serious, indeed very serious," Lord Justice Edis said, adding there had been "attempts to cause the child harm" which had then exposed them "to a very serious risk of illness and further grave harm."
Nicholas Hearn from the AGO told judges the original sentence "did not reflect the cumulative seriousness of the offenses."
According to the court, Faragher's vicious harassment campaign caused her victim "extreme pain and distress."
Due to the assault, the youngster had to have several "painful" and "invasive" medical exams, including a bone marrow extraction, and was left with "deep muscle scarring and multiple scars."
The victim was discovered to have infections all over their body that were "fecal organisms," for which physicians "could not establish a medical reason," according to the AGO in a written reference to the court.
Later, doctors discovered that Faragher's injection of feces into the body of the unaware victim had been the source of the disease.
Faragher has not made an effort to justify her acts, but Rosalind Emsley-Smith, the defendant's attorney, suggested that the court consider her "vulnerability and fragility" while determining the appropriate sentence.
It is well known that the defendant struggled with alcoholism and occasionally drank two bottles of vodka every day.
Prior to the incident, Faragher had also experienced grief difficulties.
Following the hearing, Solicitor General Michael Tomlinson said of the case: "This was a deeply upsetting case of child cruelty and it was clear to me that Elizabeth Faragher's shocking actions warranted a stronger prison sentence."
