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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Parents of baby girl killed at nursery fear unsafe sleeping ‘rife’ in sector across England

John Meehan and Katie Wheeler.
John and Katie Meehan have worked with the Lullaby Trust to strengthen safety and regulation of nurseries in England. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

The parents of a nine-month-old girl who died after being placed in an unsafe sleeping position at nursery said they feared poor practice may be “rife” across England.

Genevieve Meehan suffocated when she was strapped face down to a beanbag for an hour and 37 minutes at a nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, in May 2022.

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