A worker at the nursery where baby Genevieve Meehan died has been charged with neglect.
Rebecca Gregory, 25, who also worked at the Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, is accused of child neglect offences from the month before the death of nine-month-old Genevieve in May 2022.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed Gregory has been charged with four counts of child neglect occurring in April 2022.
The charges are not related to the death of Genevieve.
Kate Roughley, a 37-year-old deputy manager at the nursery from Heaton Norris, was found guilty of the manslaughter of Genevieve on Monday following a four-week trial at Manchester Crown Square Crown Court.
Paying tribute to baby Genevieve after the verdict, her family said: “It has been just over two years since our beautiful and wonderful daughter’s life was taken from her. Genevieve’s loss has destroyed our family. We grieve for her every day.
“We long desperately to see her smile, hear her laugh and feel her warm embrace. Her absence is a physical and emotional wound that will never heal.
“Genevieve wasn’t just a baby, she was a person. She loved to laugh, to play with her tambourine, to eat spaghetti bolognese and to be with her big sister. She was kind, affectionate, independent and mischievous. She was fascinated with the world and everything in it. She embraced every day. She loved life and we loved her instantly.
“We were amazed every day watching her grow and develop. She was such a strong person, bright and talented. To be in her presence was such joy.
“We will never accept the cruelty of her life being taken away. That we will not get to hear her speak her first words or watch her grow up is impossible to comprehend. Genevieve could have done anything she wanted to. She had her whole life to live and was loved so dearly by her family.”
Roughley was remanded in custody and will be sentenced in due course.
