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The mother of a child who died on a minibus in February last year said she was thankful for the decision to convict a former Cairns childcare director.
Mchael Lewis was sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter over the death of three-year-old, Maliq Nicholas Lloyd Namok-Malamoo, known to his family as Meeky .
Meeky s mother, Muriel Namok said she was content with the decision handed down in court. Thank you to the Child Protection Investigation Unit and the DPP for their support, Ms Namok said.
Lewis had collected the boy with the Goodstart Early Learning Centre minibus but failed to take the boy off the minibus after arriving at the daycare centre.
Former Cairns childcare director jailed for six years over child s death on minibus
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Michael Glenn Lewis will be eligible for parole in 18 months.
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A former Cairns childcare centre director has been sentenced to six years in jail for manslaughter after a three-year-old boy was left on a minibus and died last year.
WARNING: This story contains images of Indigenous people who have died.
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Three-year-old Meeky was left alone on the minibus where temperatures soared to 56C
Michael Glenn Lewis failed to take Meeky off the bus or sign him in after arriving at the centre
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