Former Gloucestershire foster carer Eunice Spry has been jailed for 14 years for the abuse of three children whom she was given parental responsibility for.
Last month, Spry was convicted of multiple charges of child cruelty, actual bodily harm and unlawful wounding towards the three children, each of whom she either adopted or was given a residence order for.
The abuse was carried out over 20 years.
Foster mother Eunice Spry jailed for 14 years for abuse and cruelty towards children
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