Kate Roughley, 37, was today (22 May) jailed over the death of Geneveive Meehan who died after being left face down, tightly swaddled and strapped to a bean bag for more than 90 minutes at Tiny Toes nursery in Cheadle Hume in May last year.
Roughley was found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at Manchester Crown Court earlier this week.
Sentencing Roughley, Mrs Justice Ellenbogen, told the defendant Genevieve's death was "absolutely avoidable".
Referring to CCTV footage, shown during the trial, in which Roughley could be heard singing “Genevieve go home” and referred to her as “vile”, Ellenbogen said: "It was apparent that at best you considered Genevieve to be a nuisance and at times displayed antipathy and frustration with her.”
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