Isabella Jonas-Wheildon murder: Mother’s sentence to be reviewed

In a letter to Ms Kearns, Ms Rigby said she was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the “horrific crime”, and had decided there were “sufficient legal grounds to conclude that the sentence would likely be increased by the Court of Appeal”.

Ms Kearns said: “Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell failed to protect her child from Scott Jeff, who horrifically abused and brutally murdered her child.

“No punishment will ever make up for their heinous actions, let alone their depraved behaviour in the days following her murder visiting the pub and pushing her lifeless body around the shops.

“I thank the solicitor general for accepting my request to refer Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell’s paltry sentence to the Court of Appeal as unduly lenient.

“Isabella Wheildon did not deserve the awful abuse that she suffered: 36 days of beatings and being given drugs. Her killers deserve to never see the light of day again.

“Any spineless individual who stands by as a child is murdered should spend decades behind bars. I hope the Court of Appeal will agree and finally give Isabella the justice she deserves.”