Childminder admits killing baby boy

BBC

7 June 2024 at 7:40 am

Breaking News — Karen Foster, 62, killed nine-month-old Harlowe Collinge in March, 2022. [BBC]

A childminder has admitted shaking and killing a nine-month-old baby she was looking after.

Karen Foster, 62, was due to stand trial at Preston Crown Court for the murder of Harlow Collinge, but the prosecution accepted a plea of manslaughter.

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