Nigerian nurse sentenced to three years in prison by UK court for death of her unattended baby while on duty

Sahara Reporters reports that Ruth Auta, a Nigerian nurse working in the United Kingdom (UK), was given a three-year prison sentence for the death of her ten-week-old child. In the UK, Bolton Crown Court condemned Auta. According to the claim, which referenced a Mail Online report, on December 20, 2022, the 28-year-old single mother went to work at Royal Bolton Hospital for eight hours, leaving her son unattended in her nurse’s quarters. When she returned, she discovered the infant dead in his cot. According to reports, she called 999 to alert dispatchers that her son wasn’t breathing.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>

A hour later, the baby was confirmed dead, with tests showing that he may have been ‘overheated’ due to the layers of clothing and bedding he was wrapped in.

Meanwhile, the report said Auta initially told the authorities that she had picked up the infant from the childminder after her work shift, brought him home, fed him, laid him on her bed, and then slept off beside him only to wake up to find him unresponsive.

However, her initial account of events was later contradicted by CCTV footage which showed her entering and exiting her residence without the baby on the day of the incident.

Authorities also discovered incriminating text messages in which Auta instructed the childminder to lie about the baby’s presence.