"The morning of 9 May 2022 had started like any other for Katie Wheeler, by dropping off her nine-month-old daughter Genevieve at nursery and telling her: I love you sweetie. Despite thinking she would be in a protected environment, Genevieve, known as Gigi to her loved ones, would be found unresponsive hours later. Nursery worker Kate Roughley had swaddled Gigi so tightly that she had been unable to move."
"Distressing audio footage was later played in court which showed Roughley telling Gigi to stop crying and pulling a blanket over her head, at one point telling a colleague: If you keep yourself busy, you can't hear her crying. Roughley would be jailed for 14 years after being convicted of manslaughter, and the nursery was closed down. For Gigi's mother, Ms Wheeler, and father, John Meehan, their grief at losing their giggly and mischievous daughter"
The Independent covers issues from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, funds on-the-ground reporting through reader donations, and refuses to use paywalls so journalism remains accessible. The outlet highlights projects like the documentary 'The A Word' and investigations into pro-Trump PAC finances. On 9 May 2022, nine-month-old Genevieve 'Gigi' Wheeler was dropped at Tiny Toes nursery and later found unresponsive after being tightly swaddled and placed face-down. Nursery worker Kate Roughley was convicted of manslaughter, jailed for 14 years, and the nursery was closed, prompting concerns about weak nursery regulation.
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