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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Rod Minchin

Mother jailed for killing baby daughter during first Covid lockdown

Melissa Wilband was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year following a trial (Gloucestershire Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A mother who killed her four-month-old baby girl by violently shaking her during the first national coronavirus lockdown has been jailed for 15 years.

Melissa Wilband, 28, caused traumatic brain injuries to Lexi Wilband as she bathed her at their home in Newent, Gloucestershire, on Easter Sunday 2020.

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