By Press Association 2021
Clare Sanders
A former high-flying City worker and her handyman lover have been jailed over the death of their baby daughter.
Management consultant Clare Sanders, 44, and Tomas Vaitkevicius, 45, were cleared of murder but convicted of causing or allowing the death of four-week-old Eva Sanders in September 2017.
Baby Eva suffered 27 rib factures as well as injuries to her head and spine from three separate assaults, jurors heard.
Both parents, from Mitcham, south London, denied causing baby Eva’s injuries or noticing any signs of mistreatment.
At the Old Bailey on Friday, Vaitkevicius, who had convictions for violence, was jailed for nine years.