THE EVIL stepmum who murdered little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes will get parenting lessons in prison as part of her sentence.

       Emma Tustin, 32, began her minimum 29-year jail term at HMP Peterborough after she was sentenced on December 3.

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       Emma Tustin will receive parenting lessons as part of her 29-year jail sentence 2

       Little Arthur was inflicted with a catalogue of abuse by Tustin Credit: PA

       “She will be required to take relationship and parenting courses," a source revealed to The Mirror.

       “She needs to tackle what went so catastrophically wrong with her care for Arthur.

       "If she serves just her minimum sentence she’ll be in her 60s when released, so could form relationships that bring her into contact with children.”

       The course is intended to help Tustin - who has four kids of her own - to manage "certain aspects of her personality" and to "deal with her dangerous beliefs".

       Speaking to The Mirror, the source added: "The phrase ‘too little, too late’ springs to mind."

       It comes after it was revealed that Tustin is in isolation in prison for her own protection.

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       Her vulnerable prisoner status means she has no contact with other lags, and eats, exercises and washes with just prison officers for company.

       Tustin, seen as the top target for other female cons, is also under near-constant observation to ensure she does not self-harm.

       A source said: “Every effort is being made to protect her from attack. Like it or not, prison officers have a duty to keep order and the rule of law inside.

       “In her case, they’re gritting their teeth to do it but she’s a massive target. It’s only a matter of time before someone takes a chance to do her in.”

       Tustin and six-year-old Arthur’s dad, Thomas Hughes, 29, were jailed at Coventry crown court last week.

       Jurors heard how -Tustin had carried out the final fatal assault by violently shaking the boy and repeatedly banging his head on a hard surface.

       Hughes was not present at the time but had encouraged violence against his son and regularly beat him.

       The youngster was segregated for 14 hours a day and forced to sleep on the floor in a brutal struggle that matched the “medical definition of child torture”.

       He was also poisoned with so much salt he was too weak to even put up a fight against his torturers' horrific abuse.

       The youngster was segregated for 14 hours a day and forced to sleep on the floor in a brutal struggle that matched the “medical definition of child torture”.

       He was also poisoned with so much salt he was too weak to even put up a fight against his torturers' horrific abuse.

       A jail spokesman said: “We cannot comment on individual prisoners."

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