US Politics | Mum who shook her 10-week-old baby to death weeps as she avoids jail because she’s ‘suffered and continues to suffer’
A MUM who shook her baby to death after telling a social worker ...you take her... wept as she was told she will avoid jail as she has ...suffered.... Lily-Mai Saint George suffered 18 rib fractures, two fractures in her leg and severe bruising when she died from a serious head injury. 
Lauren Saint George has been convicted of infanticideMet Police 
Central NewsShe was cleared of murder, manslaughter and cruelty to a person under 16 '/ ' The ten-week-old had been released into the care of her mum Lauren Saint George, 25, against the advice of hospital staff just six days before she died. Saint George wept as she was today found guilty of infanticide following a trial She was cleared of murder, manslaughter and cruelty to a person under 16. Infanticide is an alternative verdict to murder where a mother kills her child while her mind is disturbed by a failure to recover from the effects of childbirth. Mr Justice Spencer told Saint George she will not go to jail when she is sentenced in September as she has ...suffered and continued to suffer.... He said: ...It is quite clear to me that you were depressed, still suffering from the effects of the birth of Lily-Mai at the time you committed the act which caused her death. ...The verdict of infanticide is one which traditionally has invoked sympathy rather than punishment.... Lily Mai's dad Darren Hurrell, also 25, was cleared of cruelty by neglect. Most read in The US Sun FASHION FIXES I'm a fashion expert - 2 mistakes which age you & tighter clothes are BETTER KIMYE RETURNS? Kim drops MAJOR hint she's back with Kanye after she shades boyfriend Pete Cheap style I'm a design pro - the no. 1 mistake which is making your home look tacky 'NOT HAPPY' Robin Roberts makes huge announcement saying she's 'leaving her happy place' DRESSING DOWN Paige Spiranac slammed by 'golf Karen' for her 'highly inappropriate outfit' CASHTASTIC Direct payments & rebates worth $1,500 fast approaching - are you getting cash? The Old Bailey heard how medical staff at Barnet Hospital were left horrified when Lily Mai was sent to live with her mum and Hurrell. They believed Saint George barely cared about her daughter's welfare after she was born prematurely and was incapable of properly looking after her. Four days after the baby was born, the new mum refused to visit her as she was having her dinner. When she finally made her way to the ward where the tot was being cared for, Saint George stood with her back to her. The mum also told staff she ...hated... the noises Lily Mai made and wished she would ...cry instead of groaning.... Three referrals to social services were made while the baby was still in hospital expressing concern. Alicia Jack, former social services manager at Enfield council, dismissed the first referral as there was ...no information... on their system about the family. She investigated the second referral but decided no further action was needed, while the third was not acted upon as the parents had moved and were now under the charge of Haringey Council. Despite the concerns, Lily Mai went to live with her parents in Duckett's Green, North London, on January 22. Two social workers and a health visitor went to the couple's home in the following days. Saint George flipped at one and swore when she said the mum and baby would need to go in a unit or Lily Mai would be taken into care. She then told social worker Theresa Ferguson ...you want to take her, then take her.... Around five hours later, Lily Mai was rushed to hospital where she tragically died two days later after her life support was switched off. Medics found she had been violently shaken and her leg was twisted. Read More on The Sun 
PHONE-TASTIC I'm a midwife & mums never realise how to use phones to get babies to sleep Prosecutor Sally O'Neill QC said: ...Lily-Mai's death could almost definitely have been avoided if she had not been discharged into the care of two people who were woefully unsuited to caring for her.... Saint George was told she would not be going to jail when she is sentenced on September 9. 
PADarren Hurrell was cleared of a string of charges '/ ' 
PASaint George shook her baby to death '/ '
Lauren Saint George has been convicted of infanticideMet Police Central NewsShe was cleared of murder, manslaughter and cruelty to a person under 16 '/ ' The ten-week-old had been released into the care of her mum Lauren Saint George, 25, against the advice of hospital staff just six days before she died. Saint George wept as she was today found guilty of infanticide following a trial She was cleared of murder, manslaughter and cruelty to a person under 16. Infanticide is an alternative verdict to murder where a mother kills her child while her mind is disturbed by a failure to recover from the effects of childbirth. Mr Justice Spencer told Saint George she will not go to jail when she is sentenced in September as she has ...suffered and continued to suffer.... He said: ...It is quite clear to me that you were depressed, still suffering from the effects of the birth of Lily-Mai at the time you committed the act which caused her death. ...The verdict of infanticide is one which traditionally has invoked sympathy rather than punishment.... Lily Mai's dad Darren Hurrell, also 25, was cleared of cruelty by neglect. Most read in The US Sun FASHION FIXES I'm a fashion expert - 2 mistakes which age you & tighter clothes are BETTER KIMYE RETURNS? Kim drops MAJOR hint she's back with Kanye after she shades boyfriend Pete Cheap style I'm a design pro - the no. 1 mistake which is making your home look tacky 'NOT HAPPY' Robin Roberts makes huge announcement saying she's 'leaving her happy place' DRESSING DOWN Paige Spiranac slammed by 'golf Karen' for her 'highly inappropriate outfit' CASHTASTIC Direct payments & rebates worth $1,500 fast approaching - are you getting cash? The Old Bailey heard how medical staff at Barnet Hospital were left horrified when Lily Mai was sent to live with her mum and Hurrell. They believed Saint George barely cared about her daughter's welfare after she was born prematurely and was incapable of properly looking after her. Four days after the baby was born, the new mum refused to visit her as she was having her dinner. When she finally made her way to the ward where the tot was being cared for, Saint George stood with her back to her. The mum also told staff she ...hated... the noises Lily Mai made and wished she would ...cry instead of groaning.... Three referrals to social services were made while the baby was still in hospital expressing concern. Alicia Jack, former social services manager at Enfield council, dismissed the first referral as there was ...no information... on their system about the family. She investigated the second referral but decided no further action was needed, while the third was not acted upon as the parents had moved and were now under the charge of Haringey Council. Despite the concerns, Lily Mai went to live with her parents in Duckett's Green, North London, on January 22. Two social workers and a health visitor went to the couple's home in the following days. Saint George flipped at one and swore when she said the mum and baby would need to go in a unit or Lily Mai would be taken into care. She then told social worker Theresa Ferguson ...you want to take her, then take her.... Around five hours later, Lily Mai was rushed to hospital where she tragically died two days later after her life support was switched off. Medics found she had been violently shaken and her leg was twisted. Read More on The Sun PHONE-TASTIC I'm a midwife & mums never realise how to use phones to get babies to sleep Prosecutor Sally O'Neill QC said: ...Lily-Mai's death could almost definitely have been avoided if she had not been discharged into the care of two people who were woefully unsuited to caring for her.... Saint George was told she would not be going to jail when she is sentenced on September 9. PADarren Hurrell was cleared of a string of charges '/ ' PASaint George shook her baby to death '/ '
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