Gabriel Richard Harrison-Taylor, [twin]

Sharon Harrison-Taylor was given a life sentence with a minimum non parole period of 12 years after being found guilty of murdering one of her twin baby boys. "I must have hit him on his head, on his forehead or something with the palm of my hand and rolled over. I must have held him down 'til he stopped crying. Then I went back to bed for a sleep". Source: 4theKids.

In 2005, Sharon Harrison-Taylor was convicted of the murder of Gabriel, one of her eight month-old twin boys, by a combination of smothering and strangulation. Harrison-Taylor admitted killing Gabriel by hitting him and holding him down in his cot. The defence raised infanticide. It was clear from the evidence that Harrison-Taylor had a history of psychiatric and other problems that impacted upon her state of mind. Infanticide was not accepted by the jury. The jury also found that the killing was murder and not manslaughter. Harrison-Taylor was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum parole period of 12 years. Source: https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/handle/10289/12241/...