Family HandoutThe mom of a two-year previous lady who was murdered by her on-off boyfriend has admitted a cost of child cruelty.
Ali Jayden Doyle died from head accidents she sustained in a home within the Park Avenue space of Dungannon in August 2021.
Ali Jayden’s mom, Jade Dempsey, who’s 27, appeared at Belfast Crown Court on Friday the place it emerged that she left her daughter within the care of Darryn John Armstrong whereas she went to Belfast to gather a pram for her youngsters.
On Tuesday, 35-year previous Armstrong, whose deal with was given as HMP Maghaberry, was handed a life sentence after he pleaded responsible to murdering the toddler.
He initially blamed Ali Jayden’s one-year previous brother for inflicting the deadly wound by throwing a toy at her, however has now admitted that while beneath the affect of medication he threw Ali Jayden who hit her head on a fire.
John McVittyDempsey, whose deal with is the topic of a reporting restriction, was initially charged with two offences arising from her daughter’s dying.
In courtroom, her barrister Gavan Duffy KC addressed Mr Justice O’Hara and requested that his shopper be re-arraigned.
After confirming her identification to a courtroom clerk, Dempsey was charged that on 6 August, 2021 she wilfully uncared for and uncovered her daughter in a way prone to trigger pointless struggling or damage to well being.
When requested how she pleaded, Dempsey replied “responsible.”
Crown barrister Ciaran Murphy KC stated that in mild of this plea which was “accepted”, the prosecution was leaving a cost of inflicting the dying of a child by an illegal act “on the books” and it’ll not now be proceeded with.
Mr Murphy additionally revealed he can be lodging sufferer affect statements forward of sentencing.
Citing the circumstances of the case as “horrible”, Mr Duffy then informed the courtroom: “On the day on which the accidents have been inflicted upon Ali Jayden, Ms Dempsey had simply left to journey to Belfast to gather a pram which she had ordered for the kids and that was the aim of leaving them.
“She hadn’t left for very lengthy when she bought a name to return.”
Mr Duffy additionally described his shopper as a “very weak younger woman” and stated the defence have obtained psychiatric and psychological experiences which can be offered forward of her being sentenced.
After ordering pre-sentence experiences to be compiled on each Dempsey and Armstrong, Mr Justice O’Hara set the plea listening to for each defendants as Friday 28 June.
The senior decide then spoke to Dempsey as she stood within the dock and informed her to return to courtroom on that date for the plea.
When he requested Dempsey “do you perceive?”, she replied “sure”.
