A person and a girl have been discovered responsible of inflicting the dying of a five-month-old woman who suffered fractures on her physique and a extreme head trauma.

The trial of Joshua Collard and Rebecca Grocott was informed the newborn died on 1 March 2020, three days after paramedics had been known as.

The paramedics, who reported to police that the kid was in cardiac arrest, handled the kid in an ambulance however she later died in hospital.

Staffordshire Police stated the toddler was discovered to have a number of rib, collarbone and femur fractures in addition to extreme trauma to the aspect of her head.

Collard, 30, and Grocott, 27, stated they didn't understand how the accidents had been sustained and later denied hurting her.

But the pair had been convicted on Tuesday of inflicting the woman's dying and several other different offences, together with inflicting or permitting critical bodily hurt to a baby, and two counts of assaulting, ill-treating, neglecting or abandoning a baby or younger particular person to trigger pointless struggling or damage.

After an investigation into her dying and a autopsy examination, the pair had been arrested on 25 March 2020.

'Truly tragic case'

Detective Constable Emily Hanlon, of Staffordshire Police, stated: "This was a really tragic case during which [a] five-month-old [girl] died on account of the actions of two folks.

"I would like to thank all of those involved in securing justice for [the girl]."

Collard, from Stafford, and Grocott, from Stone, had been convicted following a five-week trial at Stafford Crown Court.

They might be sentenced on the similar courtroom on 27 July.