Mother who sealed newborn baby in plastic bags loses murder conviction appeal
3 years, 6 months ago

Mother who sealed newborn baby in plastic bags loses murder conviction appeal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A mother judged to have killed her newborn baby “with chilling clarity of purpose” has lost an appeal against her conviction. In her 2019 trial, the prosecutors argued that Cobley, “with chilling clarity of purpose, deliberately and intentionally killed her baby”. Cobley did not deny that she had searched “what happens if you drop a newborn baby” and “how long can a newborn baby last without milk and in the freezing cold” on the internet before the murder.

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