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| Jail for home alone death mother | |
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| A mother whose 22-month-old daughter died in a house fire after being left alone has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years. | |
| Michelle Brown, 37, of Oxford Street, Hillfields, Coventry, was convicted of causing or allowing the girl's death and perverting the course of justice. | |
| Jodie Ann Brown died of smoke inhalation after an electrical fire broke out at her home on 15 July. | |
| Her mother was known to social services, Coventry Crown Court heard. | |
| She was sentenced to six years in prison for causing or allowing her daughter's death and 18 months for perverting the course of justice. The sentences are to run consecutively. | |
| Trapped upstairs | Trapped upstairs |
| Coventry City Council said the case had deeply affected Brown's other children. | |
| Jodie Ann Brown was left alone by her mother in their home | |
| It said it was waiting for the results of a review into the case. | It said it was waiting for the results of a review into the case. |
| The court case heard how Brown had been attending a county court hearing when the fire broke out. | |
| It was a family hearing concerning one of her other children. | It was a family hearing concerning one of her other children. |
| Brown has three children living in England and two more in her native Jamaica. | Brown has three children living in England and two more in her native Jamaica. |
| The trial was told Jodie Ann was left trapped in an upstairs bedroom for up to three hours. | The trial was told Jodie Ann was left trapped in an upstairs bedroom for up to three hours. |
| The prosecution said she had no chance of escape as both the bedroom door and window were shut. | The prosecution said she had no chance of escape as both the bedroom door and window were shut. |
| The two-week trial heard how Jodie Ann was in the unventilated room when a "slow, smouldering fire" broke out. | The two-week trial heard how Jodie Ann was in the unventilated room when a "slow, smouldering fire" broke out. |
| Began crying | Began crying |
| When Brown arrived home she was filmed by CCTV cameras carrying her daughter in her arms. | When Brown arrived home she was filmed by CCTV cameras carrying her daughter in her arms. |
| She eventually phoned an ambulance from a nearby hairdresser's, but her daughter was declared dead later. | She eventually phoned an ambulance from a nearby hairdresser's, but her daughter was declared dead later. |
| After the fire, Brown asked a friend to tell police she had been looking after her daughter. | After the fire, Brown asked a friend to tell police she had been looking after her daughter. |
| As the verdicts were read out, Brown collapsed and began crying. | As the verdicts were read out, Brown collapsed and began crying. |
| A Coventry City Council spokesman said the authority was pleased with the outcome of the court case. | A Coventry City Council spokesman said the authority was pleased with the outcome of the court case. |
| He added: "Our sympathies are with Jodie Ann's siblings whom we know have been deeply affected by the loss of their sister." | He added: "Our sympathies are with Jodie Ann's siblings whom we know have been deeply affected by the loss of their sister." |
| The council said a serious case review was launched after the death and was expected to conclude later this month. | The council said a serious case review was launched after the death and was expected to conclude later this month. |