She was in court in early July and it was adjourned until 25th of July where she pleaded guilty to Culpable Homicide then today was the sentencing.
The Judge's summing up said this:
Passing sentence, Lord Glennie told Adekoya that he would have sent her to prison for 15 years if she hadn’t pleaded guilty and had gone to trial.
He added: “Both the Social Work Report and the psychological report make it clear that you have suffered from depression for some time, and particularly in the last few months before Mikaeel’s death. This has been characterised by a low mood, stress and lack of motivation. You have found yourself overwhelmed by your circumstances, without any adequate coping strategies.
“This is by no means unusual for someone in your position as, in effect, a single mother with the responsibility of looking after the children - or at least the two youngest.
“But in addition, for reasons set out in the psychological report which I do not propose to recite in any detail here, it is clear that the normal bond between mother and child simply failed to develop between you and Mikaeel, though it clearly developed with the other children.
“The reasons are complex, and relate in part to the time when the children were being well cared for by foster carers and the help you needed from your sister when taking them back into your care. This helps explain the internet searches which you conducted between September 2013 and January 2014.
“You clearly recognised the lack of a close maternal bond with Mikaeel, to the extent of searching on the internet for some understanding of why you did not love him in the same way as you loved your other children and of why you always felt angry with him. You clearly needed help, but did not know how to ask for it.
“As Mr McConnachie accepts, none of that excuses your action. I accept that you have no record of any significance; that there is no history of lasting or recurrent neglect; that this assault on Mikaeel appears to have been wholly out of character; that you had no intention to kill or any thought that your actions might have that effect; that your mental state played a significant part in what happened; and that your remorse is entirely genuine.
“But none of that takes away from the fact that you are responsible by your actions for the death of your young son. Prison will not bring Mikaeel back; but society must express its condemnation of your actions in the form of a lengthy prison sentence.”