An Adelaide mother who admitted to criminally neglecting her six-year-old daughter, who later died, has been jailed for 17 years.
Crystal Hanley's daughter Charlie died in 2022 from severe malnutrition that caused her body to shut down.
She weighed 18 kilograms at the time of her death and was riddled with lice.
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She spent her final days in squalor and she was never enrolled in school despite her age.
In the days before she died, Hanley repeatedly lied and told concerned neighbours that Charlie had seen a doctor.
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Instead Hanley had shown what the court heard was a "callous disregard" for her daughter's deteriorating condition and joked about her inability to walk.
The judge told Hanley she failed as a mother at the most fundamental level.
She pleaded guilty to the criminal neglect of Charlie and two other children.
Hanley kept her head bowed as she was sentenced to 17 years this morning.
She must serve at least 12 years before she can apply for release.
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