The parents of a five-month-old baby girl, who died in 2020, have been jailed for a combined total of 19 years.

Joshua Collard, 30, of Stafford, and Rebecca Grocott, 27, of Stone, were found guilty after a five-week trial at Stafford Crown Court last week (Tuesday 18 July).

A jury heard how their baby girl, Ava Mae, had multiple fractures to her ribs, collar bone and femur. She had also suffered severe trauma to the side of her head, causing an injury to her ear.

Five-month-old Ava Mae sadly died in March 2020 - her parents have been jailed for a total of 19 years (Staffordshire Police).

They were both found guilty of cause/allow the death of a child, cause/allow serious physical harm to a child and two counts of assault/ill-treat/neglect/abandon a child/young person to cause unnecessary suffering/injury.

Collard was jailed for 11 years and Grocott was jailed for eight years at the same court yesterday (27 July).

Paramedics were called to the family home in Stone on 27 February 2020. They then called police with reports that a five-month-old baby girl was in cardiac arrest.

Grocott (left) was jailed for eight years and Collard (right) was jailed for 11 years (Staffordshire Police).

When police officers arrived, paramedics were treating the baby in an ambulance and she was taken to hospital. Tragically, Ava Mae died on 1 March 2020.

Grocott and Collard could not explain what had happened and following initial enquiries were arrested on 25 March 2020.

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