MAN JAILED FOR 14 YEARS FOR MANSLAUGHTER OF BABY DAUGHTER
Samuel Warnock, aged 29, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for the manslaughter of his three-month-old daughter, Miyah Warnock.Warnock pleaded guilty to the charge in January, according to reports from the BBC.
Medical examinations confirmed that Miyah's injuries were caused by violent shaking or blunt force trauma.
Miyah's mother, Jasmine Warnock, aged 29, also received a three-year community order and 30 days of rehabilitation after pleading guilty to child cruelty charges.
Miyah's grandparents, Andrew and Michelle Rideou, expressed their grief in a tribute, stating, "Miyah was our princess.
We are devastated by the loss of our granddaughter.
We will never get over losing her." On September 20, 2021, emergency services responded to the couple's address due to medical concerns for Miyah, who was taken to Bristol Children's Hospital and sadly passed away on October 19.
It was reported that Warnock was alone with his daughter for 25 minutes before her fatal collapse.
Medical evidence indicated that Miyah's fatal injuries were consistent with abusive head trauma, including violent shaking or impact.
During sentencing at Winchester Crown Court, the judge, Mrs.
Justice May, described Warnock as a "reckless and irresponsible new father, prone to anger, easily frustrated, profoundly needy and dangerously incapable of caring properly for a tiny new baby." The judge also told Jasmine Warnock, "You are to some extent a victim of controlling and coercive behaviour and this impacted your ability to recognise what he was doing but it didn't render you entirely powerless." Detective Con Katey Baker remarked on the investigation, highlighting the complexity and the medical examinations which uncovered the full extent of Miyah's suffering at the hands of her father.
The case underscored the vulnerability of Miyah, who was only three months old, and emphasized the importance of justice in her tragic death.
