Holly Roe trial: Father guilty of murdering eight-week-old baby
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image captionMichael Roe has been convicted of murdering his eight-week-old daughter
A father has been convicted of murdering his eight-week-old daughter after a series of violent episodes.
Holly Roe died at Tunbridge Wells Hospital, in Pembury, in September 2018, after suffering traumatic head injuries, Hove Crown Court heard.
Michael Roe has been convicted of her murder while her mother, Tiffany Tate, has been found guilty of allowing the death of a child.
Holly had bruising to her brain and spinal cord, and fractured ribs.
The trial was told that Roe, 33, of Crowborough, East Sussex, changed his account of the events leading up to Holly s death a number of times.
Dad found guilty of murdering baby daughter who had head injuries and rib fractures
Paramedics found tragic Holly Roe with no signs of life at home when they arrived in the early hours of September 10, 2018.
Tragic Holly
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Dad guilty of murdering eight-week-old baby found with fractures
Paramedics discovered tiny Holly Roe unresponsive in her home in Crowborough in 2018, and now her father Michael Roe, 33, has been convicted over her tragic death
Holly Roe was just eight weeks old when she died at the hands of her father (Image: Facebook)
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A mother sobbed outside court today having been found guilty of allowing her boyfriend to kill their baby daughter, after shaking her to death while smoking cannabis and watching porn.
Michael Roe faces life in prison after a court heard he murdered premature eight-week-old Holly, while a jury today decided Tiffany Tate turned a blind eye to his abuse.
Holly suffered fatal head injuries and 11 rib fractures in her short life, which came after Roe, 32, shook her on more than one occasion at the family home in East Sussex in September 2018.
Tate, 22, was convicted of allowing her death at the hands of the father and wept as she was comforted by friends outside court today.