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Mark Russell

NSW baby's death 'shameful for us all'

Jie Smith has been jailed for manslaughter after fatally dropping a six-month-old baby on its head. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

A drug addict who fatally dropped a six-month-old baby on its head has been jailed in NSW for four years and nine months.

Newcastle Supreme Court Justice Helen Wilson says both Jie Smith and the baby's mother repeatedly lied about what happened in the lead-up to the child's death and she could not say who was to blame.

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