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London parents 'force-fed baby until death' | London parents 'force-fed baby until death' |
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The parents of a 10-month-old girl used a jug to force-feed her until she died, the Old Bailey has heard. | The parents of a 10-month-old girl used a jug to force-feed her until she died, the Old Bailey has heard. |
The baby was made to take solid foods, including meat and cereals, through a spout probably for months until her death in March 2010, jurors heard. | The baby was made to take solid foods, including meat and cereals, through a spout probably for months until her death in March 2010, jurors heard. |
She collapsed and died from pneumonia caused by her airways being filled. | She collapsed and died from pneumonia caused by her airways being filled. |
Her mother, 31, and father, 37, who lived in east London and cannot be named, deny allowing or causing the girl's death through force-feeding. | Her mother, 31, and father, 37, who lived in east London and cannot be named, deny allowing or causing the girl's death through force-feeding. |
'Distressed and choking' | |
The court heard the girl's mother was a nurse and her parents had been giving her solids from the age of six months. | The court heard the girl's mother was a nurse and her parents had been giving her solids from the age of six months. |
They also have three other children who had all displayed signs of inappropriate feeding and had been warned about the dangers of force feeding, jurors heard. | |
Andrew Edis QC, prosecuting, said: "This is a very sad case. She died because of the method by which her parents chose to feed her at the time she was being introduced to solid food. | Andrew Edis QC, prosecuting, said: "This is a very sad case. She died because of the method by which her parents chose to feed her at the time she was being introduced to solid food. |
"The allegation is one of force-feeding. If you have a child who is distressed and choking, you do not carry on." | "The allegation is one of force-feeding. If you have a child who is distressed and choking, you do not carry on." |
Jurors were told the child was given no choice and the food had overflowed into her lungs. | Jurors were told the child was given no choice and the food had overflowed into her lungs. |
Mr Edis said: "It involved the use of jugs - pouring food into the mouth of the child. | Mr Edis said: "It involved the use of jugs - pouring food into the mouth of the child. |
"The spout was placed into the mouth of the child to prevent her closing it when she did not want any more - to prevent her having any choice." | "The spout was placed into the mouth of the child to prevent her closing it when she did not want any more - to prevent her having any choice." |
He said, being a nurse, the mother would have "a degree of extra insight". | He said, being a nurse, the mother would have "a degree of extra insight". |
"An ordinary mother would think twice or more before using a jug to pour food into the mouth of a child," he added. | "An ordinary mother would think twice or more before using a jug to pour food into the mouth of a child," he added. |
The trial was adjourned until Friday. | The trial was adjourned until Friday. |
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