Mother, 21, admits killing her eight-month-old baby girl who died after she was suffocated at house in Blackpool
- Caitlin Jones was charged with the murder of her baby Francesca Haworth
- The eight-month-old died in hospital in November 2018 after being suffocated
- 21-year-old Jones pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Preston Crown Court today
A 21-year-old today admitted killing her eight-month-old baby who was suffocated to death.
Caitlin Jones was charged with the murder of little Francesca Haworth following her death in 2018.
Jones pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Preston Crown Court today.
Caitlin Jones was charged with the murder of little Francesca Haworth following her death in 2018m but pleaded guilty to manslaughter at Preston Crown Court (pictured)
Police were called by the Ambulance Service to an address in Blackpool, at around 7.30am on November 7, 2018.
Emergency services took the unresponsive baby to Blackpool Victoria Hospital where she died a short time later.
A Home Office post-mortem gave a cause of death as suffocation.
Jones had been arrested and initially charged with murder in July last year.
However, following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, a guilty plea to manslaughter was accepted.
Jones was bailed and will be sentenced in June.