Monster mum 'still a high risk to children'

THE adoptive mother of Tony Hudgell has claimed his birth mother remains a high risk to children as she is set for jail release.

- By Stanley Murphy-Jones

Jody Simpson and Tony's birth father Anthony Smith were sentenced in 2018 to 10 years after being convicted of assaulting, ill-treating or neglecting their child.

Tony's injuries were so severe that his legs had to be amputated.

Simpson was originally released in 2023, before being recalled in May last year having broken the conditions of her licence.

The probation service believes that it can monitor and control Simpson in the community with stringent conditions.

But Paula Hudgell believes that Simpson had "already proved" that she could not be managed.