A mother who admitted neglecting her two-year-old son who was found dead at a house in the Highlands has been jailed for ten months.

Amanda Hardie wept uncontrollably at Inverness Sheriff Court as she was sentenced on Friday morning.

The court heard that on the night her son Clyde Campbell died, Hardie had gone to work at a nightclub and slept at her boyfriend's house, leaving the toddler without adult supervision.

Clyde's body was found at their home in Raigmore, Inverness, the next afternoon on February 23, 2014.

Hardie earlier pleaded guilty to wilfully ill-treating, abandoning, neglecting and exposing her son to unnecessary suffering or injury in her flat in Mackintosh Road, Inverness between October 1, 2013 and February 23, 2014.

He died from a form of cot death and not the effects of the neglect, sheriff Gordon Fleetwood noted.

Police Scotland detective chief inspector Iain Smith said: "This harrowing case understandably shocked and saddened communities across the city of Inverness and wider Highlands.

"Amanda Hardie had a duty of care towards her children which she chose to ignore, not only on the night of Clyde's tragic death but on several other occasions.

"Officers and partners who dealt with the incident and carried out the subsequent investigation are to be commended for their efforts in bringing this sad case to a conclusion.

"The community of Raigmore are to be thanked for their assistance and strength shown throughout the investigation."