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Mother who killed baby with heat from hairdryer to appeal

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NEWSDECK ANALYSIS
The coverage of the story broadly agrees on the facts: a mother has been jailed for killing her baby daughter with a hairdryer. However, the tone and focus of the coverage differ across outlets. Centre-leaning outlets like Evening Standard and Sky News maintain a serious tone, while the Daily Mail takes a more emotional approach, adding context about the mother's actions prior to the incident. The BBC News coverage is formal and focused on the mother's guilt.
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Evening Standard
Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer to appeal
Courtney Gartshore was jailed for six years.
31 Aug, 11:02
BBC News
Neutral
Mother guilty over baby's hairdryer burns death
Courtney Gartshore, 28, denied culpable homicide of her three-month-old daughter Dahlia-Rose.
16 Jul, 15:28
Centre
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Sky News
Mother who killed baby with heat from hairdryer to appeal
A mother who killed her baby daughter with heat from a hairdryer plans to appeal against her conviction and sentence.
31 Aug, 12:24
Right
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Daily Mail
Mother, 28, weeps as she is found guilty of killing her baby daughter with a hairdryer after night partying
Courtney Gartshore, 28, sobbed as she was led to the cells at the High Court in Aberdeen after being convicted of killing three-month-old Dahlia-Rose in September 2023.
17 Jul, 09:27