Kate Roughley, 37, is who is accused of the manslaughter of nine-month-old Genevieve and an alternative count of child abuse, which she denies, is standing trial at Manchester Crown Court.
The prosecution alleges the deputy manager of Tiny Toes Nursery in Cheadle Hulme left Genevieve ‘virtually immobilsed’, strapped to a beanbag on her front to sleep for 90 minutes, and that her cries were ‘simply ignored’.
Giving evidence, Roughley said she put Genevieve on her side on the beanbag and that she had ‘no cause for concern’ up to the point when she discovered the child was not breathing.
She told the jury, ‘I do feel responsible for Genevieve’s death given she was in my care that day.
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