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| Mother starts child murder term | Mother starts child murder term |
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| A mother with mental health problems who drowned her daughter in a bath has started a life sentence for her murder. | A mother with mental health problems who drowned her daughter in a bath has started a life sentence for her murder. |
| Joanne Hill, from Connah's Quay in Flintshire, was jailed at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday for killing four-year-old Naomi, who had mild cerebral palsy. | |
| Paul Schleising, head of Golftyn CP School, said everyone would remember Naomi with "great fondness and love". | Paul Schleising, head of Golftyn CP School, said everyone would remember Naomi with "great fondness and love". |
| He said pupils had remembered her birthday in June by leaving cards at the foot of a tree planted for her. | He said pupils had remembered her birthday in June by leaving cards at the foot of a tree planted for her. |
| 'Very special little girl' | 'Very special little girl' |
| "Naomi is still very much in our thoughts - especially with the staff, children and parents from her class," he said. | "Naomi is still very much in our thoughts - especially with the staff, children and parents from her class," he said. |
| "Naomi was such a very special little girl who brightened up our days. | "Naomi was such a very special little girl who brightened up our days. |
| "Our thoughts are also with Naomi's family. At school, we feel a huge sense of loss and can only imagine how they must be feeling at this time," he said. | "Our thoughts are also with Naomi's family. At school, we feel a huge sense of loss and can only imagine how they must be feeling at this time," he said. |
| A full review of the mental health care given to Hill is to be held by the Flintshire Local Safeguarding Children's Board. | A full review of the mental health care given to Hill is to be held by the Flintshire Local Safeguarding Children's Board. |
| North Wales NHS Trust said recommendations from an interim review had already been implemented. | North Wales NHS Trust said recommendations from an interim review had already been implemented. |
| Joanne Hill first suffered mental health problems as a teenager | Joanne Hill first suffered mental health problems as a teenager |
| In a statement, the trust said it would be inappropriate to comment until the formal processes had been concluded. | In a statement, the trust said it would be inappropriate to comment until the formal processes had been concluded. |
| Hill had experienced mental health problems since she was 17 when she was treated for anxiety. | Hill had experienced mental health problems since she was 17 when she was treated for anxiety. |
| She was treated for post-natal depression following Naomi's birth and had appeared to make a recovery, before suffering a relapse. | She was treated for post-natal depression following Naomi's birth and had appeared to make a recovery, before suffering a relapse. |
| In August 2007, her case was closed after doctors decided there was no need for further care from her local mental health team. | In August 2007, her case was closed after doctors decided there was no need for further care from her local mental health team. |
| Three months later, she killed Naomi by drowning her in a bath, holding her head under water for up to 10 minutes. | Three months later, she killed Naomi by drowning her in a bath, holding her head under water for up to 10 minutes. |
| National register | National register |
| The cerebral palsy charity Scope called for a national register of children with the condition to help plan services and end a "postcode lottery". | The cerebral palsy charity Scope called for a national register of children with the condition to help plan services and end a "postcode lottery". |
| Its chair Alice Maynard said Naomi's death was a tragedy. | Its chair Alice Maynard said Naomi's death was a tragedy. |
| "However, this case raises the wider issue of how many disabled parents still don't get the support they need in bringing up children and how society continues to portray disability in a negative light, creating shame and stigma around impairment," she said. | "However, this case raises the wider issue of how many disabled parents still don't get the support they need in bringing up children and how society continues to portray disability in a negative light, creating shame and stigma around impairment," she said. |
| "This means that the parents of disabled children don't get the advice that they need to understand and deal positively with their child's impairment or condition." | "This means that the parents of disabled children don't get the advice that they need to understand and deal positively with their child's impairment or condition." |