A woman who abandoned a nine-year-old boy in woodland and claimed he had gone missing has been spared jail. Ashley McGovern, 31, drove the boy to Brock Wood, near Dunbar in East Lothian, on 9 September 2022 and left him overnight without suitable clothing or shelter and with no food or water.

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Woman who abandoned nine-year-old boy in woods avoids prison

Ashley McGovern abandoned the nine-year-old with no shoes or socks for more than 24 hours in East Lothian.

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Woman who left boy in East Lothian wood without shoes avoids jail

Ashley McGovern faced a court on Thursday, December 19

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Woman abandoned boy, 9, in woods and then said he was missing

A woman who abandoned a nine-year-old boy in woodland and claimed he had gone missing has been spared jail.

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Ashley McGovern: Woman who abandoned nine-year-old boy in East Lothian woods spared jail

A drug addict has been spared jail after sparking a major search for a scared nine-year-old boy she abandoned in a dark woods.

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Woman who abandoned boy in woods then claimed child was missing dodges jail

A woman who abandoned a nine-year-old boy in woodland and claimed he had gone missing has avoided jail.

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Woman who abandoned boy in woods and claimed he was missing avoids jail

Ashley McGovern, 31, drove the boy to Brock Wood, near Dunbar in East Lothian, on the evening of September 9, 2022.

Child was exposed to alcohol and drugs then left overnight without suitable clothing or shelter and with no food or water

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Woman who abandoned child in woods and claimed he'd gone missing avoids jail

A woman who abandoned a nine-year-old boy in woodland and claimed he had gone missing has avoided jail.Ashley McGovern, 31, drove the boy to Brock Wood, near Dunbar in East Lothian, on the evening of September 9, 2022.He was left overnight without suitable clothing or shelter and with no food or water, and suffered a number of injuries as a result of what a judge said was a "terrifying ordeal".After abandoning the boy, McGovern repeatedly lied t…

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Woman who abandoned nine-year-old boy in woods is sentenced

A woman who abandoned a young boy overnight in the woods, leaving him with serious injuries, avoided jail despite the severity of her actions.

Ashley McGovern: Woman who abandoned nine-year-old boy in East Lothian woods spared jail

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