A nursery worker has been jailed for the manslaughter of a baby girl who she strapped face-down onto a beanbag for over an hour. Kate Roughley was jailed for 14 years for the neglectful actions that caused nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan to suffocate at Tiny Toes Nursery in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The 37-year-old was found guilty after a month-long trial at Manchester Crown Court on Monday.
Judge Mrs Justice Ellenbogen told Roughley she had "no genuine remorse" for the baby's death. Roughley did not react as she was sentenced for 14 years. There were gasps from the public gallery, Manchester Evening News reports.
Sentencing, Mrs Justice Ellenbogen told the defendant that Genevieve's death was "absolutely avoidable". She said: "As the harrowing CCTV audio and video footage showed, that day you left Genevieve in that position only carrying the most cursory and infrequent of checks. "I am certain that every person in this courtroom who watched that footage was willing you to pick her up and remove her from the danger you had placed her, knowing of course that you didn't.
" (Image: PA) Prosecutor Martin Reid KC read a victim impact statement from Genevieve's mum today in court. The statement read: "My love for Genevieve started from the moment we found out I was pregnant. It was a privilege to carry her in my womb.
I am haunted that nine months later she was dying in an ambulance. "My love for her can simply not be put into words. Words are simply inadequate.
Baby Gigi and .
