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Justice Secretary Dominic Raab has launched a last-ditch attempt to keep the mother of severely abused boy Tony Hudgell in jail after she became eligible for release this week.
Jody Simpson, 29, and her partner Anthony Smith, 52, abused Tony so badly as a baby he required 23 operations and eight blood transfusions, before doctors were later forced to amputate his legs.
The pair were found guilty of child cruelty in 2018 and are both currently serving a ten-year prison sentence, however Simpson was due out this week.
It comes after she won a High Court challenge against Mr Raab's decision to delay her release.
Tony Hudgell, 8, uses prosthetic legs to walk after both of his legs were amputated when he was four months old. He raised more than £1million for Evelina London Children's Hospital by completing a walking challenge
Justice Secretary Dominic Raab (pictured) has launched a last-ditch attempt to keep the mother of tortured boy Tony Hudgell in jail after she became eligible for release this week
Jodie Simpson, 29, and her partner Anthony Smith were jailed for 10 years in 2018 for torturing Tony Hudgell
Ministry of Justice officials have put in an application to the Court of Appeal to challenge the High Court ruling. Simpson will remain behind bars until a decision is made on whether or not to grant a hearing.
Tony's adoptive mother
