Mum 'threw house parties days after baby died in bed in cocaine binge', inquest hears
dailystar.co.ukmanslaughter charge after it emerged she was partying at home just days after her baby daughter died.And she was allegedly on cocaine when the girl died.
An inquest has heard how 32-year-old Amy Jones denied she was on drugs just hours prior to her daughter Keira-Mae Jones died.She astonishingly claimed that if she was on cocaine, she could still care for the baby as it “makes you more alert”.The girl died from a “catastrophic brain damage” after being found face down on her mother's bed at Barnsley Hospital's neonatal ward.Her life support was turned off 16 weeks later, after she was moved to the Jessop Wing hospital - and her mum was alleged to have held a house party just a few days later.
Her mother was arrested on suspicion of “criminal overlay” for taking the little girl to bed while under the influence of substances at the time.Keira-Mae’s father, Alex Jones, 38, also from Barnsley, was arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
The pair were both later released without any further action.But at an inquest on Thursday, senior coroner David Urpeth ruled the little girl had died due to “the unlawful act of the mother”.And he said he was “surprised” charges hadn’t been brought against her and that he would appeal to the CPS to “re-assess” their decision.He said: “I find the death of Keira-Mae Jones was due to the unlawful act of the mother.
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