![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/evil-mum-who-made-chilling-confession-after-she-beat-son-5-to-death-and-poisoned-him-with-pills-is-jailed/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/newspress-collage-23053435-1689320972185.jpg&description=KILLER MUM Evil mum who made chilling confession after she beat son, 5, to death and poisoned him with pills is jailed A MUM who beat her five-year-old son to death and poisoned him with pills before making a chilling confession has been jailed. Claire Scanlon, 38, claimed she found Dylan dead after he fell from the attic at home while chasing the dog on New Year's Eve 2021. 3 Dylan Scanlon was murdered at home by his mum Credit: MEN Media The mum later told a hospital worker she had dropped him from the height, adding: "I killed him". In reality, Scanlon had battered the youngster - causing 64 separate injuries - before poisoning him with antidepressants. She has now been jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years after being convicted of murder at Minshull Street Crown Court. Coward Scanlon, who has brain condition Huntington's Disease, refused to attend court and was sentenced in her absence. In a victim impact statement, Dylan's dad Gary Keenan paid tribute to his "happy, funny, cheeky little boy who enjoyed life". He said: "I feel mentally and physically drained by everything that's happened. "I hold a lot of guilt, I constantly feel like I could have done things different. "Christmas was one of Dylan's favourite times of the year. The hardest thing I've done was to give his presents away to a boy of a similar age to Dylan. "There will always be a massive whole in our hearts. "It's still really hard to accept that we will never see him again." Dylan's older brother Shawn told how he at first thought there had been an accident until he learnt his mum had killed the youngster. He said: "When I found out the truth, I felt betrayed by my mum. "I was angry, hateful and disgusted. "She [Scanlon] showed no remorse of what she had done. "My final words are this: Mum, I'm sure you are sorry for the hurt you have caused to us all, and I love you because you are my mum. "You know Dylan will never have the chance to have family, and you know that. You will never know the m){kind=link}
A MUM who beat her five-year-old son to death and poisoned him with pills before making a chilling confession has been jailed.
Claire Scanlon, 38, claimed she found Dylan dead after he fell from the attic at home while chasing the dog on New Year’s Eve 2021.
The mum later told a hospital worker she had dropped him from the height, adding: “I killed him”.
In reality, Scanlon had battered the youngster – causing 64 separate injuries – before poisoning him with antidepressants.
She has now been jailed for life with a minimum of 18 years after being convicted of murder at Minshull Street Crown Court.