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| Baby Lilly mother given probation | Baby Lilly mother given probation |
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| A woman who concealed the birth of her stillborn daughter whose body was found by a Warwickshire river has been sentenced to two years' probation. | A woman who concealed the birth of her stillborn daughter whose body was found by a Warwickshire river has been sentenced to two years' probation. |
| Rachael Davies, 26, of Wharrage Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, admitted the offence at a previous hearing and was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court. | Rachael Davies, 26, of Wharrage Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, admitted the offence at a previous hearing and was sentenced at Warwick Crown Court. |
| The child was named Lilly by officers after she was found near the River Alne in May 2006. | The child was named Lilly by officers after she was found near the River Alne in May 2006. |
| Davies said she did not know she was pregnant until she went into labour. | |
| At an earlier hearing, magistrates were told that she kept the baby's body in her car overnight before dumping it, sometime between January and May last year. | At an earlier hearing, magistrates were told that she kept the baby's body in her car overnight before dumping it, sometime between January and May last year. |
| Police artists released an image of Lilly during the investigation | |
| A 13-year-old boy found the infant in a Mothercare bag near a weir at Aston Cantlow. | A 13-year-old boy found the infant in a Mothercare bag near a weir at Aston Cantlow. |
| Warwickshire Police initially launched a murder inquiry because of the baby's injuries but it was later discontinued. | Warwickshire Police initially launched a murder inquiry because of the baby's injuries but it was later discontinued. |
| Davies was questioned by police but said she knew nothing about the baby apart from what she had seen on the news. | Davies was questioned by police but said she knew nothing about the baby apart from what she had seen on the news. |
| But DNA tests linked Davies to her daughter. Davies later admitted that pyjamas and a towel found inside the bag belonged to her. | |
| She said the baby showed no signs of life when it was born. | |
| Davies had blamed her weight gain during pregnancy on steroids contained in her inhaler. | |
| Davies' solicitor Colin Charvill said at an earlier hearing his client thought about the incident every day. | |
| "It is not something that goes away - it troubles her...she can't sleep at night and she finds it difficult to go out by herself," he said. |