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| Cody-Anne Jackson jailed for suffocating daughter, 2 | Cody-Anne Jackson jailed for suffocating daughter, 2 |
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| A mum who suffocated her two-year-old daughter after sending the toddler's father "one last picture" of her has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years. | A mum who suffocated her two-year-old daughter after sending the toddler's father "one last picture" of her has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years. |
| Cody-Anne Jackson killed Macey Hogan after texting her ex a message reading: "Sorry, just thought you deserved one last picture and memory of her." | Cody-Anne Jackson killed Macey Hogan after texting her ex a message reading: "Sorry, just thought you deserved one last picture and memory of her." |
| The 20-year-old, of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, denied murder but changed her plea part-way through her trial. | The 20-year-old, of Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, denied murder but changed her plea part-way through her trial. |
| She was jailed for life at Stafford Crown Court. | She was jailed for life at Stafford Crown Court. |
| His Honour Judge Michael Chambers QC told the young mother she had committed a "wicked and appalling act". | His Honour Judge Michael Chambers QC told the young mother she had committed a "wicked and appalling act". |
| She also tried to take her own life because she was angry and resentful towards Macey's father Paul Hogan after he ended their relationship a week earlier, the court heard. | She also tried to take her own life because she was angry and resentful towards Macey's father Paul Hogan after he ended their relationship a week earlier, the court heard. |
| More updates for Stoke and Staffordshire | More updates for Stoke and Staffordshire |
| Staffordshire Police released the harrowing 999 call made by Jackson after she smothered the little girl. | Staffordshire Police released the harrowing 999 call made by Jackson after she smothered the little girl. |
| The little girl's body was found on the floor in a bedroom on the morning of 10 October last year after officers broke into her home. | The little girl's body was found on the floor in a bedroom on the morning of 10 October last year after officers broke into her home. |
| Jackson, who was in the same room attempting CPR, was found with "superficial" chest, neck and wrist injuries. | Jackson, who was in the same room attempting CPR, was found with "superficial" chest, neck and wrist injuries. |
| She had written a suicide note before the killing, stating: "There's nothing for me or Macey." | She had written a suicide note before the killing, stating: "There's nothing for me or Macey." |
| Before changing her plea, Jackson claimed she woke up and found Macey's cold body next to her in bed, in between two pillows. | Before changing her plea, Jackson claimed she woke up and found Macey's cold body next to her in bed, in between two pillows. |
| Judge Chambers, the Recorder of Stafford, told her: "You have had the courage to plead guilty and recognise the enormity of what you have done. | Judge Chambers, the Recorder of Stafford, told her: "You have had the courage to plead guilty and recognise the enormity of what you have done. |
| "I accept that may not have come easy but this remains a very serious case - for a mother to kill her young child, who depends on her for protection above all others, is a wicked and appalling act. | "I accept that may not have come easy but this remains a very serious case - for a mother to kill her young child, who depends on her for protection above all others, is a wicked and appalling act. |
| "This is not a case where you suffered from mental illness. The clear inference is that you thought about killing yourself and decided to kill Macey as well to prevent her having a life without a mother. | "This is not a case where you suffered from mental illness. The clear inference is that you thought about killing yourself and decided to kill Macey as well to prevent her having a life without a mother. |
| "That was an expression of utter self-absorption." | "That was an expression of utter self-absorption." |
| 'Cold and callous' | 'Cold and callous' |
| Det Insp Dan Ison, of Staffordshire Police, said: "This was not a killing that occurred due to a struggling single parent, nor was it a killing where in some perverse way it was felt that Macey was being protected from someone or something. | Det Insp Dan Ison, of Staffordshire Police, said: "This was not a killing that occurred due to a struggling single parent, nor was it a killing where in some perverse way it was felt that Macey was being protected from someone or something. |
| "This was a killing that was cold and callous and set to exact revenge on Paul Hogan as he had broken off the relationship with Cody-Anne Jackson." | "This was a killing that was cold and callous and set to exact revenge on Paul Hogan as he had broken off the relationship with Cody-Anne Jackson." |
| "It is absolutely unforgivable that a beautiful and healthy child has had her life taken away and I am sorry for the loss that this has left for Paul and his family." | "It is absolutely unforgivable that a beautiful and healthy child has had her life taken away and I am sorry for the loss that this has left for Paul and his family." |
| An NSPCC spokesperson said: "Macey Hogan, a defenceless toddler, was robbed of a childhood that should have been filled with awe and wonder. | |
| "Instead of bringing this happiness into her daughter's life, Cody-Anne Jackson ended it. It is only right that she has faced the full force of the law." |