Isabella Wheildon, age 2, allegedly murdered by mother and partner. Ipswich - UK

[Kimmyc]

A two year old girl was likely kicked or stamped to death. Murder trial is underway and expected to last 6 to 8 weeks.

This is a very sad case, the little girl was found because a woman received a Facebook message from “a friend of hers” (the mum) saying she had died in her sleep three days before and was in her pushchair in the bathroom. Police then attended and found the body.

Girl, two, was subjected to 'regime of escalating brutality'

Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and Scott Jeff, both aged 24 and of no fixed address, deny the murder of Isabella Wheildon.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ipswich mum admits to causing or allowing death of daughter - BBC News

Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, 24, denies murdering her child but admits being responsible for her death.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LadyL]

while reading that, I kept wanting to quit cause it's just too much
poor baby I'm so sorry your own mother didn't even try to save you

 

[JerricaBenton]

This is awful!

 

[bobbymkii]

Ipswich murder trial: Mum said child had bruises and 'we will get done'

Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell told a friend she could not call police due to injuries, jurors hear.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jurors heard in a subsequent conversation between the pair, Gleason-Mitchell "told me that Isabella was dead".

In a message read to the court, Gleason-Mitchell said: "We can't call police as she developed bruises, and we will get done for it."

[...]

Gleason-Mitchell sent a series of voice notes, with one saying: "We literally can't go to the police because she's covered in bruises."

In a further message, Gleason-Mitchell told Miss Gardner: "I feel like we're just going to bury her and hope for the best."

Miss Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell asked her to delete the messages and gave the "impression the police were there".

Well I can see why she pleaded guilty to the lesser charges, those messages to her friend leave her bang to rights!

This case has only just entered my radar, do we know what their defences are? I'm guessing they're going to blame each other?

MOO

 

[Sweeper2000]

They don't have a defence other than that they could not control themselves. Let them burn.

 

[MadeleineMaxwell]

Awful, just awful

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Horrifying. I hope justice is served.

 

[Smccat]

Sickening. Really sickening. Poor darling Isabella.

 

[dotr]

Toddler found dead in a pushchair in a bathroom had suffered ‘cruel’ abuse

Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell is accused of allowing her boyfriend Scott Jeff to abuse her daughter

www.independent.co.uk

''Two-year-old Isabella was also found with cocaine in her system, having been subjected to extensive injuries which likely involved “kicking or stamping”.

 

[bobbymkii]

I don't think we have to wonder too hard about why Isabella had drugs in her system when her body was examined:

Body of girl, 2, 'wheeled around for days after being killed by mum and partner'

Little Isabella Wheildon died after being subjected to ‘a regime of escalating brutality’, jurors heard.

metro.co.uk