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Rex Martinich

Woman jailed over fatal neglect of baby while on drugs

Natalie Jade Whitehead will be eligible for parole in less than a year's time. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

A woman who left two babies unattended for at least 21 hours while she took drugs, leading to an eight-month-old boy dying, has been jailed for nine years.

Natalie Jade Whitehead, 38, pleaded guilty in Brisbane Supreme Court on Thursday to manslaughter, failing to provide the necessities of life and negligent act causing harm.

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