Kate Roughley, 37, denies manslaughter
A nursery worker has told a jury she felt responsible for the death of a baby girl in her care but did not believe her actions were the cause. Kate Roughley, 37, found nine-month-old Genevieve Meehan unresponsive and blue on the afternoon of May 9 2022 at the Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport .
Giving evidence at Manchester Crown Court, Roughley said she put Genevieve on her side on the beanbag and that she had "no cause for concern" up to the point when she discovered the youngster was not breathing. Her barrister Sarah Elliott KC said: "You have said that on May 9 you were worried that you would get the blame for Genevieve's death?"Miss Elliott said: "What responsibility do you feel in relation to what happened?"
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