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| Former nursery worker in court over death of three-year-old girl | Former nursery worker in court over death of three-year-old girl |
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| A former nursery worker has appeared in court charged with manslaughter following the death of a three-year-old girl in a nursery playground. | A former nursery worker has appeared in court charged with manslaughter following the death of a three-year-old girl in a nursery playground. |
| Lydia Bishop died in an incident at York College nursery on 17 September last year. She suffered serious injuries in the outdoor play area during her first day at the nursery, which has since closed. | |
| Ex-employee Sophee Redhead, 24, appeared at York magistrates court on Monday charged with one count of manslaughter. | Ex-employee Sophee Redhead, 24, appeared at York magistrates court on Monday charged with one count of manslaughter. |
| The college also faces a charge of failing to prevent risks to a person's health and safety, and a representative appeared in court on its behalf. | |
| Richard Hebbert, prosecuting, told magistrates that both of the charges arose from the same incident. Last September emergency services were called to the nursery and Lydia was taken to York district hospital, where she was pronounced dead. | |
| North Yorkshire police charged Redhead with gross negligence manslaughter last month. No pleas have yet been entered by the former staff member or the college. | |
| Redhead, of York, will appear before a judge at Leeds crown court for a preliminary hearing next Monday. | Redhead, of York, will appear before a judge at Leeds crown court for a preliminary hearing next Monday. |
| The case against York College, which can be heard either by magistrates or a crown court judge, was adjourned for a later hearing. | The case against York College, which can be heard either by magistrates or a crown court judge, was adjourned for a later hearing. |
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