A teenage mum has been found guilty of murdering her baby just moments after his birth.
Paris Mayo faced trial over the death of little Stanley Mayo, whom she was accused of inflicting with complex skull fractures shortly after giving birth at her parents' home in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, in March 2019.
Distressing allegations about Stanley's death were told to the jury, including that Mayo - now 19, but aged 15 at the time - stuffed the infant's mouth with cotton wool, pieces of which were found in his throat.
She cried in the dock after jurors at Worcester Crown Court took eight hours and 38 minutes of deliberation to find her guilty of son Stanley's murder.
The court had heard from Mayo who told police she "kissed the baby on the forehead" before she "gently placed him" in a bin bag.
Worcester Crown court previously heard Stanley was alive for little over two hours, despite Mayo telling police he had never shown signs of life.
Mayo was alleged to have concealed both her pregnancy and the fact of her delivery of baby Stanley, which she did alone and unaided in a sitting room, claiming she was unaware she was even carrying a child.
Jurors heard previously that the morning after the birth, Mayo allegedly sent a text message to her brother, George, which read: “When you go outside, can you put the black bag in the bin, as it’s just full of sick from last night, pls?”
Mr Mayo previously gave evidence that he picked up what turned out to be a blood-stained black plastic bin liner, finding it “unusually heavy”, watched by Mayo’s unsuspecting mother.
Seeing how heavy it was, it was then his mother was prompted to look inside and – finding the dead youngster – immediately dialled 999.
Following the verdict, judge Mr Justice Garnham remanded Mayo, of Ruardean in Gloucestershire, into custody to be sentenced on Monday June 26.
