"I've suffocated her, I did it": Mother partied days after baby died in hospital bed with her while she was on cocaine
21.01.2022 - 12:45
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
An inquest into the death of a baby found that her mum ‘unlawfully killed’ her while on cocaine.
Keira-Mae was just two-days old when her mother, Aimee Jones, found her "unresponsive" in her bed at Barnsley Hospital, on Saturday, May 16, 2020.
In the days after her death, her mum was seen throwing as many as nine house parties and drinking with friends by a neighbour.
It was during the height of the pandemic.
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An inquest into Keira-Mae’s death heard how Mrs Jones said she believed it was ‘safe’ to look after a baby while on the drug, reports Yorkshire Live.
She told the court: “I do think you could, yeah (take cocaine). I'm not saying it's right to [but] you can safely do it, yeah."
Keira-Mae was born at Barnsley Hospital on Thursday, May 14, and had not been let home because she was to be placed into immediate foster care.
Her mum was allowed contact with her while in hospital and was given a room with a bed next to her cot and close to the nurses’ station.
The inquest at Sheffield's Medico Legal Centre heard how Mrs Jones woke up and told horrified nurses she had "accidentally squashed the baby" as the tot lay lifeless in her arms.
Keira-Mae had suffered "catastrophic brain injuries" and after desperate attempts to resuscitate her, she was placed on life support, which was turned off four months later.
The court also heard from Mrs Jones' next door neighbour who recalled a conversation between her and Mrs Jones in the days following Keira-Mae being put on life support.
She said she had approached Mrs Jones and asked her to turn down the "loud music" that was blaring from her house.
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