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| The mother of a murdered Enniskillen toddler has spoken about the final moments of her baby daughter's life. | The mother of a murdered Enniskillen toddler has spoken about the final moments of her baby daughter's life. |
| Millie Martin, who was 15-months-old, died in hospital on Friday, less than 24 hours after suffering what was described as a horrific attack. | |
| Her mother, Rachel Martin, told the Impartial Reporter newspaper that media reports suggesting Millie's back has been broken were incorrect. | Her mother, Rachel Martin, told the Impartial Reporter newspaper that media reports suggesting Millie's back has been broken were incorrect. |
| She also rejected a claim that Millie was "known" to social services. | |
| Rachel Martin's partner has been charged with the toddler's murder. | Rachel Martin's partner has been charged with the toddler's murder. |
| Barry Michael McCarney, 30, who had been living at Glebe Park in Enniskillen, appeared at Omagh Magistrates Court on Tuesday. | Barry Michael McCarney, 30, who had been living at Glebe Park in Enniskillen, appeared at Omagh Magistrates Court on Tuesday. |
| 'Inaccuracies' | 'Inaccuracies' |
| They tried to see if there was any life left in her but there wasn't. They let me nurse her before they turned off the machine and after they switched it off too, I kissed and cuddled her, holding her in my arms. She was my perfect princess with a lovely smile and beautiful big eyes, and she should still be here Mille's mother Rachel Martin | They tried to see if there was any life left in her but there wasn't. They let me nurse her before they turned off the machine and after they switched it off too, I kissed and cuddled her, holding her in my arms. She was my perfect princess with a lovely smile and beautiful big eyes, and she should still be here Mille's mother Rachel Martin |
| The court also heard that Millie may have been sexually assaulted sometime before she died. | The court also heard that Millie may have been sexually assaulted sometime before she died. |
| Millie's funeral will take place at Ardess, near Kesh, in County Fermanagh, on Friday. | Millie's funeral will take place at Ardess, near Kesh, in County Fermanagh, on Friday. |
| The Impartial Reporter said Millie's mother had chosen to speak out to correct "inaccuracies in several reports into the death of her daughter and to reveal what really happened on the night that changed her life forever". | The Impartial Reporter said Millie's mother had chosen to speak out to correct "inaccuracies in several reports into the death of her daughter and to reveal what really happened on the night that changed her life forever". |
| Ms Martin told the Fermanagh-based newspaper that "at no point" had the social services ever contacted her about Millie and that a reported visit to her house was "routine". | |
| She said "The social services didn't even know Millie, they have never seen her. They have never been to my door at all. | She said "The social services didn't even know Millie, they have never seen her. They have never been to my door at all. |
| "Health visitors visited shortly after Millie was born, maybe a week after, but that was just routine, as expected after you give birth. | "Health visitors visited shortly after Millie was born, maybe a week after, but that was just routine, as expected after you give birth. |
| "I haven't seen one health visitor since February." | "I haven't seen one health visitor since February." |
| It was widely reported that Millie's injuries included a broken back, but her mother dismissed those claims as "completely incorrect". | It was widely reported that Millie's injuries included a broken back, but her mother dismissed those claims as "completely incorrect". |
| She said: "We asked the top investigator who told us the state of Millie's injuries and she did not have a broken back." | She said: "We asked the top investigator who told us the state of Millie's injuries and she did not have a broken back." |
| 'Hysterics' | 'Hysterics' |
| The house in Glebe Park where Millie Martin was attacked | The house in Glebe Park where Millie Martin was attacked |
| She also described the moment last Thursday night when she found out that something terrible had happened to daughter. | She also described the moment last Thursday night when she found out that something terrible had happened to daughter. |
| "I nipped down to the shop, it was only down the road, just for a few messages. | "I nipped down to the shop, it was only down the road, just for a few messages. |
| "It was literally minutes away and back up to nobody in the house. | "It was literally minutes away and back up to nobody in the house. |
| The house was empty and I lifted up my phone to see a missed call. I was told to get to the hospital quick - I was in hysterics," she said. | The house was empty and I lifted up my phone to see a missed call. I was told to get to the hospital quick - I was in hysterics," she said. |
| Reporter Rodney Edwards told BBC Radio Ulster that he was "personally moved" as Rachel Martin described to him the final moments of Millie's life. | Reporter Rodney Edwards told BBC Radio Ulster that he was "personally moved" as Rachel Martin described to him the final moments of Millie's life. |
| She told him: "The doctors kept doing tests and tests, we hoped so much that she'd wake up. | She told him: "The doctors kept doing tests and tests, we hoped so much that she'd wake up. |
| "They tried to see if there was any life left in her but there wasn't. | "They tried to see if there was any life left in her but there wasn't. |
| "They let me nurse her before they turned off the machine and after they switched it off too, I kissed and cuddled her, holding her in my arms. | "They let me nurse her before they turned off the machine and after they switched it off too, I kissed and cuddled her, holding her in my arms. |
| "She was my perfect princess with a lovely smile and beautiful big eyes, and she should still be here," Ms Martin said. | "She was my perfect princess with a lovely smile and beautiful big eyes, and she should still be here," Ms Martin said. |
| 'Nightmare' | 'Nightmare' |
| The paper also spoke to Millie's grandmother, Margaret Graham who described the toddler as "a precious angel that could never be replaced". | The paper also spoke to Millie's grandmother, Margaret Graham who described the toddler as "a precious angel that could never be replaced". |
| "It's just a nightmare, a nightmare every day," she said. | "It's just a nightmare, a nightmare every day," she said. |
| "Rachel had everything to live for with the baby, she had a family who loved little Millie with all their hearts and that's all been taken away. Millie was everything to her mother." | "Rachel had everything to live for with the baby, she had a family who loved little Millie with all their hearts and that's all been taken away. Millie was everything to her mother." |
| "The house here is full of toys, it's very hard to deal with. It's all right at the minute because there are so many people around, keeping us occupied. | "The house here is full of toys, it's very hard to deal with. It's all right at the minute because there are so many people around, keeping us occupied. |
| "But in the quiet times it's really tough. You'd see her cot, her clothes and you think you should be putting them on her. | "But in the quiet times it's really tough. You'd see her cot, her clothes and you think you should be putting them on her. |
| "You wake up on a Monday morning and you think 'this should be Rachel and Millie's day' but that has been taken away now." | "You wake up on a Monday morning and you think 'this should be Rachel and Millie's day' but that has been taken away now." |