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Stephanie Wareham

Nursery admits corporate manslaughter after boy suffocated while being held down

Noah Sibanda died aged 14 months at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley in 2022 (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

A nursery has admitted corporate manslaughter after a 14-month-old boy suffocated while staff tried to make him fall asleep.

Noah Sibanda died at Fairytales Day Nursery in Bourne Street, Dudley, West Midlands, on December 9 2022 having been physically restrained face down on a cushion with a blanket over his face and a leg placed over him, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

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