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Man guilty of murdering toddler found in bathroom | |
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Isabella's body was found with "traumatic injuries", the trial heard | Isabella's body was found with "traumatic injuries", the trial heard |
A man has been found guilty of murdering a toddler whose body was left in a locked bathroom. | |
Isabella Rose Wheildon was found dead in a pushchair at a temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, on 30 June last year. | Isabella Rose Wheildon was found dead in a pushchair at a temporary housing unit in Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, on 30 June last year. |
Her mother Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and former partner Scott Jeff, both 24 and previously from Bedfordshire, denied murder. | Her mother Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and former partner Scott Jeff, both 24 and previously from Bedfordshire, denied murder. |
The jury at Ipswich Crown Court has found Jeff guilty of murder, while Gleason-Mitchell was found not guilty. | The jury at Ipswich Crown Court has found Jeff guilty of murder, while Gleason-Mitchell was found not guilty. |
The couple had been on a night out the day before they were arrested | The couple had been on a night out the day before they were arrested |
Gleason-Mitchell, of no fixed address, previously admitted causing or allowing the death of a child, cruelty to a child in relation to cocaine, and cruelty to a child in relation to cannabis. | |
Jeff, also of no fixed address, was found guilty of the same extra charges and a sentencing hearing is due on 13 December. | |
Isabella's body was found under a pile of blankets with "traumatic injuries" by a police officer. | Isabella's body was found under a pile of blankets with "traumatic injuries" by a police officer. |
The trial, which began on 8 October, heard from expert witnesses that she had suffered "crash-like" injuries including broken and shattered bones. | |
Gleason-Mitchell and Jeff were arrested a day after the discovery of Isabella's body, and the court heard the pair were picked up having had a night out at the Corn Exchange pub in Bury St Edmunds. | |
Jeff, who denied all the charges, had only been in Isabella's life for just 36 days before she died. | Jeff, who denied all the charges, had only been in Isabella's life for just 36 days before she died. |
Members of Isabella's family sobbed in the public gallery as they learned of what happened to her in that time. | Members of Isabella's family sobbed in the public gallery as they learned of what happened to her in that time. |