A CRUEL mum has been jailed after starving her baby so severely that he died weighing less than he did when he was born.

Angel Poole, 25, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday - two and a half years after the death of her son Judah Wessels in July 2016.

4 Angel Poole, 25, was jailed for 10 years following the 2016 death of her baby son Credit: Facebook

4 Judah Wessels was 'severely malnourished' when he died of starvation and dehydration Credit: Facebook

The two-month-old baby died weighing just 5lbs (2.3kg) - half the weight of a healthy infant of the same age and 2lbs less than his birth weight.

Doctors found Judah was a healthy and well-fed baby when he was examined just eight days after he was born.

But over the following weeks, Poole, of Birmingham, Iowa, missed several of her baby's check-ups.

She reportedly told police that she just "never got round to it", according to Metro.

STARVED TO DEATH

Poole called 911 after reporting that he was struggling to breath.

The baby was pronounced dead in hospital only an hour later.

An autopsy said he had been "markedly malnourished" and died of starvation and dehydration.

A photo of Judah posted on his dad's Facebook page showed the baby lying on the floor looking underweight.

Poole wrote in a comment: "He was so handsome. Like his daddy."

ADMITTED GUILT

She admitted child endangerment resulting in serious injury in court on Friday.

Prosecutors agreed to drop the more serious charge of child endangerment resulting in death - which could have seen Poole jailed for up to 25 years.

Poole also lost a second child called Destinee Electra Rose.

In October, she shared a Facebook post promoting "Baby Loss Awareness Month".

It said that she was "remembering my babies" - despite being charged with killing Judah.

In July, Poole appeared to blame her baby's death on a brain injury and suggested her charges could be dropped.

She wrote: "Got some good news today.

"The new prosecutor in my case may have found exculpatory evidence while speaking to the Dr. that examined Judahs brain, he notified my lawyer of it a few days ago

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"So now we just have to get the pathologist into depositions.

"I think this is all finally coming to an end.

"Please continue to pray for me, God is listening!"

Her partner Ed Wixom replied backing her up, writing: "All of that stupid s*** they are trying to charge you with she be dropped everyone knows that your a good mother and the ones that are talking s*** and saying that your not a good mother is someone that has some other Vendetta."

4 Poole, of Birmingham, Iowa, also lost another child Credit: Facebook

4 The cruel mum has been jailed for 10 years Credit: KVTO