‘The phrase ‘too little, too late’ springs to mind’
The stepmother who murdered six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes will receive parenting lessons in prison as part of her sentence.
Emma Tustin, 32, was sentenced on December 3 to a minimum of 29 years behind bars and has begun her sentence at HMP Peterborough, a unit for inmates with “complex needs.”
According to a source, she will be taking relationship and parenting courses during her sentence, intending to help the mum-of-four manage “certain aspects of her personality” and to “deal with her dangerous beliefs”.
A source told The Mirror: “She will be required to take relationship and parenting courses.
“She needs to tackle what went so catastrophically wrong with her care for Arthur.
“If she serves just her minimum sentence she’ll be in her 60s when released, so could form relationships that bring her into contact with children.”
They added: “The phrase ‘too little, too late’ springs to mind.”
It comes after it was revealed that Tustin has been placed in isolation in prison for her safety.
Tustin is in protective custody due to her vulnerable prisoner status. This mean she has no contact with other inmates and eats, exercises and washes with just prison officers for company.
An inside source told the Sun: “Every effort is being made to protect her from attack. Like it or not, prison officers have a duty to keep order and the rule of law inside.
“In her case, they’re gritting their teeth to do it but she’s a massive target. It’s only a matter of time before someone takes a chance to do her in.”
A spokesperson for HMP Peterborough declined to comment, stating: “We do not comment on individual prisoners.”
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