{
  "id": 861498,
  "title": "Mother jailed for killing baby by burning her with a hairdryer",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/mother-jailed-for-killing-baby-by-burning-her-with-a-hairdryer",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T10:56:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62918ddg3lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Courtney Gartshore, 28, has been sentenced to six years in prison for the death of her three-month-old daughter, Dahlia-Rose, after allegedly using a hairdryer to burn her. Emergency services were called to the property in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, in September 2023, but it was too late to save the infant. Gartshore was found guilty of culpable homicide, the closest equivalent to manslaughter in Scots law, following a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen in July. Judge Simon Collins KC described the case as \"uniquely disturbing and distressing,\" highlighting the tragic nature of the incident and the severe burns Dahlia-Rose sustained, covering about 18% of her body. Gartshore's defence argued that the baby's death may have occurred before the burn injuries, but the jury found her guilty unanimously. The judge emphasized that Gartshore had a duty of care to her child and breached it profoundly.",
  "summary": "Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject three-month-old Dahlia-Rose to \"significant and sustained heat\" on her head and body.",
  "key_points": [
    "Baby's death caused by severe burns covering about 18% of her body from alleged hairdryer attack.",
    "Judge emphasized Gartshore's profound breach of duty of care to her child."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The sentence underscores the seriousness with which the court views Gartshore's breach of her duty of care to her child, reflecting the gravity of the harm inflicted.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}