Baby Archie Jacobs was taken to hospital after a 999 call
A Northamptonshire woman has admitted to killing her five-week-old baby. Ellie Jacobs, 19, pleaded guilty to manslaughter of her son Archie at a court hearing on Tuesday . Jacobs, of Moor Road in Rushden, was arrested two years after Archie Jacobs died in 2020.
She was subsequently charged with murder but Thames Valley Police have accepted her guilty plea to manslaughter by unlawful act. She also admitted to child cruelty at a hearing at Luton Crown Court. Archie died in hospital on Friday, June 5 of 2020. His death followed a call to 999 whereby South Central Ambulance Service was told a baby had suffered cardiac arrest at an address in Whitfield Road in the village of Biddlesden, found just over the Buckinghamshire border.A post-mortem found that the cause of Archie's death was acute paracetamol toxicity. Archie's mother was arrested in connection with the death in October 2022, and charged on October 27.
Detective Chief Inspector, Will Crowther of the Major Crime Unit, said: "This is a very sad case, where a five-week-old boy lost his life. I am pleased that Ellie Jacobs finally accepted responsibility for causing Archie’s death and for the significant injuries to Archie which he received in the days leading up to his death.
"I am hoping this guilty plea will help the rest of Archie’s family move forward following these tragic circumstances."READ NEXT:
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