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Mum admitted killing baby after son's arrest sparked DNA link – 'It haunts me every day'

Joanne Sharkey admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility in connection with the death of baby 'Callum' who was discovered in a bin bag in woodland 27 years ago

Joanne Sharkey arrested for manslaughter after killing baby in 1998

A mum is facing jail for killing and dumping her own baby who was discovered in a bin bag in woodland 27 years ago. Joanne Sharkey, 55, was due to face trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of murdering the infant, later named Callum, between March 8 and March 12 1998, but entered a guilty plea to manslaughter by diminished responsibility which was accepted by the prosecution.

The baby’s body was found close to Gulliver’s World theme park in Warrington, Cheshire, on March 14 1998, by a dog walker, in a wooded area off Camp Road. Cheshire Constabulary said Callum, who was born full-term, had been discarded inside two knotted binbags and was discovered after the dog walker became curious as to what was in the bags and poked a hole in them with a stick.

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At the time, the identity of the boy’s parents was unknown, but they were identified 25 years on after Starkey's other son