. A 26-year-old mother has avoided jail for neglecting her baby daughter after the child suffered thirteen significant injuries all over her body. The mum, from Dursley, had moved to the UK only a few weeks before she gave birth to the child, two months prematurely, in the spring of 2016 in Gloucester, a court was told yesterday (June 7). Prosecutor Susan Cavender said the baby stayed in hospital until June when she was finally strong enough to go home with her parents. “But on August 5, 2016 the baby was re-admitted to hospital with a number of injuries that could not be explained, said Ms Cavender.
Gloucester Crown Court A 26-year-old mother has avoided jail for neglecting her baby daughter after the child suffered thirteen significant injuries all over her body. The mum, from Dursley, had moved to the UK only a few weeks before she gave birth to the child, two months prematurely, in the spring of 2016 in Gloucester, a court was told yesterday (June 7). Prosecutor Susan Cavender said the baby stayed in hospital until June when she was finally strong enough to go home with her parents. “But on August 5, 2016 the baby was re-admitted to hospital with a number of injuries that could not be explained, said Ms Cavender.
Police are appealing for information after an assault in Gloucester on Saturday night (29 May). The incident happened on Stroud Road at around 9pm when a man on an e-scooter has been hit in the face with a glass. The victim was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where he has been treated for his injuries and discharged. Officers are looking for any witnesses to the attack and would like to speak to anybody who was in the area at the time or may have CCTV footage which could help with their enquiries. Anybody with information is asked to contact us through the website, quoting incident number 480 of 29 May: gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/