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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Matthew Cooper

Toddler died after being restrained in sleeping bag and left unchecked in indoor tepee at nursery

Noah Sibanda died aged 14 months at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley on December 9 2022 (PA) - (West Midlands Police)

A 14-month-old boy died after being restrained in a sleeping bag and left face down in an indoor tepee at a nursery with "exceptionally dangerous sleeping practices," a court has heard. Noah Sibanda went unchecked by staff for over two hours at the now-closed Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley, West Midlands.

Wolverhampton Crown Court was told the nursery, located on Bourne Street, has admitted corporate manslaughter in connection with the infant's death. Additionally, nursery worker Kimberley Cookson has pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter.

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