Killer parents âboiledâ toddler, 2, to death in water as punishment for soiling nappy
WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Maddilyn-Rose Ava Stokes died in May 2017 after suffering severe burns to her back, buttocks, legs and groin. Her killer parents punished her for soiling her nappy
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Maddilyn-Rose, 2, was likely in excruciating pain in the days before her death (Image: 7 News)
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Evil parents who boiled girl, 2, to death left her to suffer for 5 days with injuries WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT Toddler Maddilyn-Rose Stokes, two, was forced by her father to take a boiling hot bath as a form of punishment after she soiled her nappy but died five days later
Maddilyn-Rose Ava Stokes died of her burns five days after being scalded (Image: Channel 7)
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A toddler who was held under scalding water died five days later in immense pain after her parents failed to seek medical help. Warning: Distressing details.
A toddler who was held under scalding water died five days later in immense pain after her parents failed to seek medical help. Warning: Distressing details.
Parents jailed for torture and manslaughter of toddler daughter Maddilyn-Rose Ava Stokes
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The parents of Maddilyn-Rose Ava Stokes pleaded guilty to her torture and manslaughter on Friday.
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A Brisbane couple who refused to seek medical treatment for their two-year-old daughter and let her suffer in excruciating pain with second degree burns for several days before the child died of her injuries have been jailed for more than nine years for her manslaughter.
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Medical experts say it would have been obvious the toddler needed urgent emergency treatment