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Woman who left boy in woods overnight avoids jail

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

Edinburgh, Fife & East

A woman looks off to the side. She wears black glasses and a North Face jacket which is black with grey sleeves. Her brown hair is tied back.

Woman abandons boy in dark woods with no shoes on

A large-scale emergency search was launched to find the boy who was only discovered 24 hours later.