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Amanda Mathewson Jailed for Two Years After Child Neglect Conviction
Amanda Mathewson cared for 27 children at one point and hid them from parents, court heard.
- On Friday, Sheriff John MacRitchie sentenced Amanda Mathewson to two years in prison at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court for wilfully neglecting children in her care.
- Between September 2023 and August 2024, Mathewson operated in Dunfermline, Fife, caring for 27 children at one point despite being licensed for only eight.
- Mathewson took "various steps" to deceive parents, including requiring texts before pickups and hiding children in rooms despite claiming they had eaten "messy meals."
- Sheriff MacRitchie described the conduct as a "gross abuse of a position of trust," with more than 90 victim impact statements submitted by those affected.
- The Care Inspectorate previously rated Mathewson "very good" in August 2023, yet has since updated inspection procedures, noting more than 90% of Scottish childminders provide safe care.
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The Independent (US)Childminder jailed after 27 neglected children discovered in her Fife home
The victims were all under the age of 16, with some being infants under one year old
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