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A 32-year-old woman has been found guilty of murdering her four-year-old disabled daughter. | A 32-year-old woman has been found guilty of murdering her four-year-old disabled daughter. |
Joanne Hill admitted killing Naomi, whom she drowned in the bath, but denied murder due to diminished responsibility. | |
Hill, of Connah's Quay, Flintshire was jailed for life with a minimum term of 15 years. | |
Chester Crown Court heard 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. | |
The court heard how Hill had run a bath, adding bubble bath and came down for a glass of wine. | |
When the bath was full she told Naomi she was having a bath. | |
Hill put her daughter in the bath and drowned her by holding her head under the water for up to 10-minutes. | |
She then dressed the little girl and put her in her car with a bottle of wine before her husband returned home from work and drove 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 following day, Hill arrived at the Countess of Chester Hospital with her dead daughter in her arms, shouting for help. |
But the jury found her guilty of murder after a two-week trial. | |