1. Mother who was ‘too terrified’ to seek medical treatment as her infant lay dying avoids jail time.
At Supreme Court for sentencing of Michelle Leask for manslaughter of daughter in ’12. Lawyer says no prison for her https://t.co/fGfJFx6nK3
— Jennine Khalik (@jennineak) April 4, 2017
When Michelle Leask noticed her bruised baby girl having trouble breathing and unable to make eye contact she wanted to take her for medical treatment.
But the then 21-year-old mother was terrified into inaction, fearful of the possible violent reaction from her abusive partner, who was more concerned about concealing his small cannabis plantation than his ailing daughter’s welfare, AAP reports.
Their baby, Lili Cataldo, died in hospital on May 8, 2012, and on Tuesday Leask was sentenced to five years in jail after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the Brisbane Supreme Court.