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Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer to appeal

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Cameron, L. (2026, August 31). Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer to appeal. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/high-court-aberdeen-emergency-services-edinburgh-aberdeenshire-b1295241.html

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Courtney Gartshore, 28, a mother from Aberdeen, is appealing her conviction and sentence after being found guilty of killing her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose with a hairdryer in November 2023. Judge Simon Collins KC described the case as "uniquely disturbing" and stated that Gartshore was culpable to a high degree due to her carelessness, despite acknowledging she did not intend to harm or kill her baby. No reason for using the hairdryer on the infant was given by Gartshore's defense lawyer Murray Macara, who speculated it may have been an attempt to warm her up. Gartshore is expected to live with the knowledge of being responsible for her daughter's death for the rest of her life.

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Courtney Gartshore, a 28-year-old mother from Aberdeen, has filed an appeal against her conviction and sentence for killing her three-month-old daughter, Dahlia-Rose Gartshore, by using a hairdryer to subject the baby to "significant and sustained heat". The incident occurred in November 2023, when Gartshore was alone with the infant after drinking. An investigation led to her arrest and charge. At sentencing, Judge Simon Collins described the case as "uniquely disturbing" and stated that Gartshore's carelessness was of a "highest degree", despite acknowledging she had not intended to harm her baby. Gartshore faces living with the knowledge of being responsible for her daughter's death for the rest of her life.

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A mother who killed her three-month-old daughter with heat from a hairdryer plans to appeal against her conviction and sentence. asserted

who → kill → conviction

Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to “significant and sustained heat” on the head and body, fatally injuring her. asserted

Gartshore → use → her

Court officials confirmed on Monday that an intimation to appeal against conviction and sentence has been lodged on behalf of Gartshore, starting the appeal process. asserted

intimation → confirm → process

Read More Gartshore had earlier been drinking while in sole charge of the infant. asserted

Gartshore → read → infant

An investigation into the child’s death was launched and Gartshore, from Aberdeen, was arrested and charged in November 2023. asserted

Gartshore → launch → November

Sentencing Gartshore earlier this month, Judge Simon Collins KC called it a “uniquely disturbing” case. asserted

KC → sentence → it

He said: “It is tragic as well as terrible. asserted

It → say → ?

“You will have to live the rest of your life with the knowledge that you were responsible for her death. asserted

you → have → death

Although Judge Collins acknowledged that Gartshore had not intended to harm or kill her baby, he said she was culpable in the “highest degree” of carelessness. asserted

she → acknowledge → carelessness

He added that it “should have been obvious” that Dahlia Rose was in “severe distress and pain”. asserted

Rose → add → distress

Judge Collins said her likely cause of death was hyperthermia and heat stroke. asserted

cause → say → death

Defence lawyer, Murray Macara, representing Gartshore, told the court he could not provide a reasonable or compelling explanation for why she used the hairdryer but speculated that the baby was cold and that she may have attempted to “recklessly” use it as a source of heat. uncertain

she → represent → heat

He called it a “truly tragic and distressing case”. asserted

He → call → it

Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer to appeal

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