Mother guilty over baby's hairdryer burns death
Courtney Gartshore has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the death of her three-month-old daughter, Dahlia-Rose, who suffered severe burns from a hairdryer. The jury reached the verdict after hearing evidence that the child was in the mother's sole care at the time of the incident.
Why it matters
This case highlights tragic instances of child neglect and the legal processes involved in prosecuting such crimes within the UK justice system.
Image source, Supplied Image caption, Dahlia-Rose Gartshore died in September 2023
A mother has been found guilty of killing her baby daughter due to heat from a hairdryer.
Courtney Gartshore, 28, denied culpable homicide of three-month-old Dahlia-Rose in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, in September 2023.
The jury took just over an hour to return a guilty verdict on the seventh day of the trial.
Gartshore, who sobbed as she was led from the dock at the High Court in Aberdeen, will be sentenced next month.
Image source, Police Scotland Image caption, Police issued a mugshot of Gartshore after she was found guilty
She was unanimously found guilty of culpably and recklessly causing Dahlia-Rose to be subjected to heat from the appliance while the child was in her sole care.
The charge stated that Dahlia-Rose's injuries were so severe that she died as a result.
The trial heard Gartshore had consumed alcohol beforehand.
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