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| Joshua Paul: Nanny Viktoria Tautz guilty of killing shaken baby | Joshua Paul: Nanny Viktoria Tautz guilty of killing shaken baby |
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| A nanny who shook a 10-month-old boy to death "in a fit of anger" has been jailed for four years. | A nanny who shook a 10-month-old boy to death "in a fit of anger" has been jailed for four years. |
| Viktoria Tautz, 34, was caring for Joshua Paul at his home in Haringey, north London, when he suffered "catastrophic brain and spinal injuries". | Viktoria Tautz, 34, was caring for Joshua Paul at his home in Haringey, north London, when he suffered "catastrophic brain and spinal injuries". |
| Joshua was rushed to hospital but died three days later. | Joshua was rushed to hospital but died three days later. |
| Tautz had denied prosecution claims she "snapped". and shook Joshua in a "dangerous and excessive" manner. | |
| The court heard Joshua, who was born 10 weeks early, had a large head for his age and was being monitored. | The court heard Joshua, who was born 10 weeks early, had a large head for his age and was being monitored. |
| 'Horsey game' | 'Horsey game' |
| At about 08:40 BST on August 29, 2014, Joshua's mum Pearl Paul left her son "happy and playing" with Tautz in the one-bedroom flat, the court heard. | At about 08:40 BST on August 29, 2014, Joshua's mum Pearl Paul left her son "happy and playing" with Tautz in the one-bedroom flat, the court heard. |
| But at 09:07, a neighbour called 999 after Tautz dashed from the flat shouting for help, holding Joshua who was unconscious and not breathing. | But at 09:07, a neighbour called 999 after Tautz dashed from the flat shouting for help, holding Joshua who was unconscious and not breathing. |
| On her arrest, Tautz told police she had played a horse-riding game with Joshua but he had not had any accidents that morning. | On her arrest, Tautz told police she had played a horse-riding game with Joshua but he had not had any accidents that morning. |
| Zoe Johnson QC rejected the defence's suggestion he was hurt in a "horsey game", as head wobbling involved would have been "nowhere near enough" to kill. | Zoe Johnson QC rejected the defence's suggestion he was hurt in a "horsey game", as head wobbling involved would have been "nowhere near enough" to kill. |
| Tautz collapsed in tears in the dock as she was sentenced by Mrs Justice McGowan. | Tautz collapsed in tears in the dock as she was sentenced by Mrs Justice McGowan. |
| Jailing her, the judge said: "You were not in the same position as a teenage mother in the middle of the night on her own trapped in a flat without anyone to help her." | Jailing her, the judge said: "You were not in the same position as a teenage mother in the middle of the night on her own trapped in a flat without anyone to help her." |
| Mitigating, Bernard Richmond QC highlighted "worrying features" of the case which led to a "moment of madness". | Mitigating, Bernard Richmond QC highlighted "worrying features" of the case which led to a "moment of madness". |
| He said: "She was a young woman with a very limited amount of training with a baby who had obviously very difficult needs." | He said: "She was a young woman with a very limited amount of training with a baby who had obviously very difficult needs." |
| He told the court the defendant, who was paid £3.60 an hour, also lacked "resilience". | He told the court the defendant, who was paid £3.60 an hour, also lacked "resilience". |
| Tautz, of Holly Park Road, Barnet, had denied manslaughter and said she never got "angry" or "frustrated" with the baby. | Tautz, of Holly Park Road, Barnet, had denied manslaughter and said she never got "angry" or "frustrated" with the baby. |
| The Old Bailey jury convicted her with a majority verdict of 10 to 2 after deliberating for nearly seven hours. | The Old Bailey jury convicted her with a majority verdict of 10 to 2 after deliberating for nearly seven hours. |