The parents of an eight-week-old baby have been jailed after she died following a campaign of "despicable" abuse.
Little Amina suffered more than 60 broken bones in the assault.
The newborn was found to have a total of 41 fractures to her ribs and 24 fractures to her limbs. Doctors concluded that her injuries were "highly indicative that Amina had suffered continued physical abuse", police said.
MyLondon reports how Benjamin O'Shea, 26, and Naomi Johnson, 24, of Southwark, claimed paramedics caused the fractures suffered by their daughter - but they were found guilty of causing or allowing her to suffer physical harm.
Being sentenced today, O'Shea has been jailed for eight years and eight months, while Johnson was given a seven-year-and-two-month sentence.
The pair were also found guilty of cruelty to another child who is known to the pair. Their sentencing at Inner London Crown Court comes amid concerns about an increase in child cruelty cases in the UK.
Johnson and O'Shea, a former army reservist, called 999 on the morning of April 26, 2019 after Amina stopped breathing. Paramedics arrived within minutes and tried to save her life, but she died at the scene.
The Metropolitan Police said there were no visible signs of injury and Amina was initially thought to have suffered a sudden unexplained death - but X-rays later discovered the extent of her broken bones. Some fractures were recent while others had started to heal, suggesting Amina had been repeatedly abused.
However, no cause of death was established. Due to the level of Amina's injuries, a police investigation was launched and Johnson and O'Shea were arrested.
The couple claimed their daughter's death was the result of a visit to the GP - reportedly blaming her inoculation - and that her bone fractures were caused by the paramedics.
A medical expert concluded the baby's limb bone fractures were caused on at least seven separate occasions and the rib fractures were the result of at least two incidents, while the spread of the injuries meant they could not have been caused accidentally.
There was also evidence of past bleeding inside Amina's head, which had healed. Police found O'Shea made several calls to NHS 111 between 2016 and 2019 referring to his self-diagnosed PTSD and aggression issues.
In one incident around three weeks before the baby's death, O'Shea called to report that she was coughing blood, but he failed to act on a doctor's advice to take her to hospital.
Detectives also found texts that showed Johnson and O'Shea admitting to slapping and mistreating the other child for whom they were convicted.
They were found guilty on November 30 following a four-week trial at Inner London Crown Court.
Detective Inspector Melanie Pressley, who led the police investigation, said Johnson and O'Shea had committed "monstrous crimes" and their baby daughter had suffered an "unimaginable number of injuries".
"The trauma she endured in her short life is impossible to comprehend, her injuries are a catalogue of the most despicable abuse," DI Pressley added.
"The cruelty and callousness with which the pair discussed the treatment of the other child, in this case, is shocking.
"Children depend on adults, and the children, in this case, were sorely betrayed by Johnson and O'Shea in the most tragic of ways."
Helen Westerman, from the NSPCC, described the Amina case as "tragic" and said the country was "still reeling from the shock" of the recent murders of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and toddler Star Hobson.
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