Fugitive insulin poisoner jailed in absence

A woman who deliberately poisoned a toddler with insulin while the youngster was being treated in hospital has been jailed for four and a half years in her absence. Amal Asiri, 29, repeatedly injected the child with the medication at the Evelina Children’s Hospital, part of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. Asiri and her husband Mohammed Asiri, 38, were last seen by staff at the Saudi Arabian Embassy on 27 September and failed to turn up for trial…