"Kaylani Kalanzi, who was under a social services child protection plan, died after sustaining catastrophic brain injuries, a broken leg and broken ribs in July 2024, having been violently shaken. On the evening of 8 July, her parents, Nazli Merthoca and Herbert Kalanzi called emergency services, saying Kaylani had stopped breathing, the Old Bailey heard. When paramedics arrived to their home in East Ham, her mother Nazli Merthoca did not tell them that Kaylani had been shaken, the trial found."
"Her baby was suffering from bleeding to the brain, damage to her eyes and fractures to her tibia and ribs. She died some days later from her brain injuries. Staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital noted how Nazli Merthoca became upset at being questioned about what happened, and claimed she was being blamed because of her race and gender. At the sentencing hearing, prosecutor Abigail Husbands told the court that Merthoca had lost her temper after an accumulation of factors."
Kaylani Kalanzi, a three-month-old under a social services child protection plan, died in July 2024 from catastrophic brain injuries, a broken leg and broken ribs after being violently shaken. On 8 July her parents called emergency services reporting she had stopped breathing; paramedics were not told she had been shaken. Medical staff recorded bleeding to the brain, eye damage and fractures to the tibia and ribs; death followed days later. Hospital staff observed Nazli Merthoca became upset when questioned and alleged bias. Prosecutors said Merthoca lost her temper amid multiple pressures; defence cited childhood abuse, care history, and substance reliance. Judge Mark Lucraft KC described the death as "the loss of a precious life".
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