Woman demands law change after mother who abused her served only eight months in prison

Summary

Caroline Eshghi, now 58, is calling for a change in the law after her mother Melanie Burmingham served only eight months in prison for years of horrific child abuse. Eshghi recounts being beaten, burned with cigarettes, starved, fed rotten milk, and kicked "like a football" as a toddler. She suffered severe physical injuries including bruising and blood in her urine, and describes her childhood as years of "torture." She is now demanding the Government take action to ensure stricter sentencing for child abuse cases.