The parents of a baby girl say they will “never forgive the callousness” of a nursery nurse convicted of the manslaughter of their “wonderful daughter”.
Kate Roughley, 37, strapped nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan face down on to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes.
Genevieve was also tightly swaddled and covered with a blanket as she was put to sleep by Roughley when she was in her care at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport.
Roughley discovered Genevieve’s lifeless body on the afternoon of May 9 2022 before colleagues and then paramedics attempted to revive the child but her condition was irreversible and she was pronounced dead later that day in hospital.
On Monday, a jury at Manchester Crown Court unanimously found Roughley guilty of the offence after the prosecution said she “persecuted” the youngster for occupying too much of her time.
