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William Mata

Mother who stabbed her newborn baby to death in bathroom dies in prison

Lancashire Police

A mother who stabbed her newborn baby to death with a pair of scissors has died in prison, six years into her 17 year sentence for murder.

Rachel Tunstill died on Monday, HM Prison Service has confirmed, having stabbed Mia Kelly more than 15 times in 2017 in the bathroom of their Burnley home.

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