The beautiful baby girl who died at the hands of someone meant to care for her

This is the beautiful little girl who sadly died at the hands of someone who was supposed to look after her.

Genevieve Zofia Meehan was just nine-months-old when she was killed following an incident at Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport in May 2022. Today (May 20) 37-year-old Kate Roughley was convicted of the offence of manslaughter by ill-treatment.

Roughley swaddled little Genevieve, affectionately known to her family as Gigi, before strapping her face down onto a beanbag. She then left her there and ignored her cries for up to an hour-and-a-half.

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Staff and then paramedics attempted to revive Genevieve but her condition was irreversible and she was pronounced dead later that day in hospital.

Paying tribute to baby Genevieve, her family said: "It has been just over two years since our beautiful and wonderful daughter’s life was taken from her. Genevieve’s loss has destroyed our family. We grieve for her every day. We long desperately to see her smile, hear her laugh and feel her warm embrace. Her absence is a physical and emotional wound that will never heal.

"Genevieve wasn’t just a baby, she was a person. She loved to laugh, to play with her tambourine, to eat Spaghetti Bolognese and to be with her big sister. She was kind, affectionate, independent and mischievous. She was fascinated with the world and everything in it. She embraced every day. She loved life and we loved her instantly.

"We were amazed every day watching her grow and develop. She was such a strong person, bright and talented. To be in her presence was such joy.

"We will never accept the cruelty of her life being taken away. That we will