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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

Baby died after being left face-down at Stockport nursery, court hears

Kate Roughley wearing a black coat and holding an umbrella
Kate Roughley is accused of the manslaughter by ill treatment of baby Genevieve at the Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme. Photograph: Sean Hansford/Manchester Evening News/MEN Media

A nursery deputy manager caused the death of a baby she placed face-down, tightly swaddled and strapped to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes, a court has heard.

The resulting distressed cries of nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan, known to her family as Gigi, were “simply ignored”, the jury was told on Tuesday.

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