Mum accused of murdering daughter, 2, said girl had bruises and ‘we’ll get done’

A mum accused of murdering her two-year-old daughter told a person she could not telephone constabulary aft the toddler died due to the fact that she was covered successful bruises and ‘we volition get done for it’, a tribunal heard.

Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and her past fellow Scott Jeff, some aged 24 and of nary fixed address, each contradict murdering Isabella Wheildon.

Police recovered the toddler dormant successful a locked bath astatine a impermanent lodging portion successful Ipswich connected June 30 past year.

Jurors astatine the city’s crown tribunal heard connected Wednesday that Gleason-Mitchell messaged person Joanne Gardner saying they were ‘just going to hide her and anticipation for the best’.

Ms Gardner described Gleason-Mitchell arsenic a ‘really bully girl, down to earth’.

She said they met astatine impermanent accommodation astatine Sandy successful Bedfordshire sometime aft Ms Gardner arrived determination successful July 2021 and had remained successful interaction done messaging afterwards.

Ms Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell was successful a narration with Isabella’s father, Thomas Wheildon, astatine the clip they archetypal met.

‘I couldn’t responsibility them – they were superb parents, they loved her to bits,’ Ms Gardner said.

She said that successful May 2023 Gleason-Mitchell messaged her to accidental she and Mr Wheildon were nary longer together.

Ms Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell had aboriginal asked her for money, connected 1 juncture asking for £60 arsenic ‘I’ve got obscurity to enactment contiguous with Isabella’.

Gleason-Mitchell, whose household location was successful the Biggleswade country of Bedfordshire, said successful a connection that she was successful Great Yarmouth trying to find determination to live.

In a connection to Ms Gardner, the suspect said: ‘The assembly are refusing america saying we (are) harmless to spell backmost to Bedfordshire.’

Ms Gardner told jurors that successful a consequent speech ‘she told maine that Isabella was dead’.

In a connection work to the court, Gleason-Mitchell said: ‘We can’t telephone constabulary arsenic she developed bruises and we volition get done for it.’

Ms Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell ‘was trying to archer maine Thomas was not Isabella’s dada – it was Scott the caller fellow I didn’t know’.

Gleason-Mitchell sent a bid of dependable notes, with 1 saying: ‘We virtually can’t spell to the constabulary due to the fact that she’s covered successful bruises.’

In a further message, Gleason-Mitchell told Ms Gardner: ‘I consciousness similar we’re conscionable going to hide her and anticipation for the best.’

Ms Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell asked her to delete the messages from her, and gave the ‘impression the constabulary were there’.

She called societal services astatine astir 10.50am connected June 30 past twelvemonth and past dialled 999 astatine 11.07am the aforesaid time to study her concerns, jurors heard successful an agreed fact.

Alex Kettle-Williams, prosecuting, said constabulary attended the impermanent lodging portion successful Sidegate Lane, Ipswich astatine 1.07pm the aforesaid day.

She said Ms Gardner had reported to constabulary that Gleason-Mitchell had ‘told her that her girl had died 3 days agone and was inactive successful her pushchair’.

Escorted by a hostel officer, constabulary ‘noted the level to beryllium empty, the bath doorway to beryllium unopen and locked’, the barrister said.

She said a constabulary serviceman noted a ‘strong stale odor and a pushchair with respective blankets implicit it pushed into the shower’.

‘When helium removed the past broad helium saw the look of a young child,’ she said.

Isabella was officially pronounced dormant astatine 1.20pm.

Gleason-Mitchell and Jeff some contradict Isabella’s execution betwixt June 26 and 30 past year.

Jeff denies 1 number of causing oregon allowing the decease of a kid and 2 counts of kid cruelty.

Jurors were antecedently told that Gleason-Mitchell had admitted to causing oregon allowing the decease of a kid and 2 counts of kid cruelty.

Sasha Wass KC, for Gleason-Mitchell, asked Ms Gardner if Gleason-Mitchell was ‘somebody who could beryllium bullied’, and she replied ‘yes’.

Christopher Paxton KC, for Jeff, asked her: ‘If you don’t cognize Scott Jeff you don’t cognize thing astir his character, bash you?’

She replied: ‘No I don’t.’

The proceedings continues.

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