Courtney Gatshore, who hails from Scotland, UK, killed her own three months old daughter with hairdryer heat. The 28-year-old mother was partying at the time of the incident. Her daughter, Dahlia-Rose Gartshore died of significant burns due to the heat of the appliance used on her in Peterhed, Aberdeenshire in September 2023.
Courtney Gatshore killed her daughter with hairdryer heat
The three-month-old suffered burns to 18 percent of her body including head, neck, upper body, and one of her arms. Her injuries were extremly shocking, and the parademic thought that the baby’s body was decomposing. She was convicted guilty following a trial and investigation at the High Court in Aberdeen in July 2026.
She was stentenced by judge Simon Collins KC, who found that the mother did not want to kill her baby, but it was the highest degree of carelessness. He added that one could clearly understand that the child was in severe distress and pain. He also stated that she would have to live her rest of the life with knowledged that she was responsible for her death. He said:
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