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A 32-year-old woman has been found guilty of murdering her four-year-old disabled daughter. | |
Joanne Hill, admitted killing Naomi, at their home in Connah's Quay, Flintshire, but denied murder due to diminished responsibility. | |
Hill was jailed for life and a minimum term of 15 years was set. | |
The prosecution at Chester Crown Court had argued she murdered her daughter because she could not cope with her mild cerebral palsy. | |
On 26 November, 2007, Hill, who has a history of mental health problems, collected Naomi from a childminder and took her home, where she ran a bath and drowned her. | |
She then dressed the little girl and put her in her car with a bottle of wine before driving around for eight hours. | |
The following day, Hill arrived at the Countess of Chester Hospital with her dead daughter in her arms, shouting for help. | |
The defence argued she was guilty of manslaughter because she was suffering an "abnormality of the mind" when she killed Naomi. | |
But the jury found her guilty of manslaughter after a two-week trial. |