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| Molly-Mae Wotherspoon: Dog death mum leaves court in ambulance | Molly-Mae Wotherspoon: Dog death mum leaves court in ambulance |
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| A pregnant mother due to be sentenced over the death of her baby daughter has been taken from court by ambulance. | A pregnant mother due to be sentenced over the death of her baby daughter has been taken from court by ambulance. |
| Claire Riley, 23, was due to be sentenced at Northampton Crown Court over the death of six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon, killed by an illegal American pit bull in Daventry in 2014. | Claire Riley, 23, was due to be sentenced at Northampton Crown Court over the death of six-month-old Molly-Mae Wotherspoon, killed by an illegal American pit bull in Daventry in 2014. |
| Earlier her family clashed with media as she arrived under an umbrella. | Earlier her family clashed with media as she arrived under an umbrella. |
| The child's grandmother, Susan Aucott, 55, remains at court, with sentencing due to take place later. | |
| The pair have admitted being in charge of an out of control dog. | The pair have admitted being in charge of an out of control dog. |
| The court previously heard Aucott was looking after her granddaughter at Riley's former home in Morning Star Road, Daventry, when dog Bruiser attacked her. | The court previously heard Aucott was looking after her granddaughter at Riley's former home in Morning Star Road, Daventry, when dog Bruiser attacked her. |
| Molly-Mae suffered severe blood loss from head wounds. The dog was put down at the scene. | Molly-Mae suffered severe blood loss from head wounds. The dog was put down at the scene. |
| Aucott, 55, of Alfred Street, Northampton, admitted being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog resulting in death in June, as did Riley, of Merrydale Square, Northampton, on the first day of her trial the same month. | Aucott, 55, of Alfred Street, Northampton, admitted being in charge of a dangerously out of control dog resulting in death in June, as did Riley, of Merrydale Square, Northampton, on the first day of her trial the same month. |
| Claire Riley's pregnancy halted sentencing last month after she was too unwell to attend court. | Claire Riley's pregnancy halted sentencing last month after she was too unwell to attend court. |