Childminder who left 27 children in her home alone and unsupervised is jailed for two years

Daily Mail - Nov 6, 2026

Amanda Mathewson, 55, looked after many more children than the eight she was allowed, and at one point 27 were found at her home in Dunfermline, Fife.

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