- Alexandra Walker, 26, and her boyfriend Harrison Simpson, 22, have been convicted of the murder of Walker's two-year-old daughter, Isabelle Welsh, who suffered a catastrophic head injury and sexual abuse.
- The toddler sustained 21 broken bones before her collapse at their Thornaby, Teesside, home, with a post-mortem revealing a fractured skull, brain damage, and signs of sexual assault.
- Walker delayed calling emergency services, instead Googling 'why would my toddler be bleeding' and contacting her stepfather before finally alerting 999, despite paramedics arriving within a minute to find Isabelle not breathing and covered in bruises.
- Simpson was unanimously convicted of murder and sexual assault, while Walker was convicted of murder by a majority verdict and cleared of sexual assault, with both also found guilty of child cruelty.
- Concerns about Isabelle's welfare were raised previously, including 11 days before her death when she was discharged from hospital with a broken leg despite staff misgivings and Walker's aggressive behaviour towards medics.
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