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Mum found guilty of murdering two-year-old daughter

Shivani Chaudhari
BBC News, Hertfordshire
Tony Fisher/BBC Juniper Square: Vehicles outside a block of flats. The flats on the right-side of the image are made of light brown bricks and have balconies protected by yellow, red and blue fences. Several cars are parked facing the flats in parking bays. On the left a white police van, marked with a blue and yellow stripe, and two yellow, blue and white police car are park on the side of a block-paved road,Tony Fisher/BBC
Paramedics arrived at the scene and tried to save the toddler's life

A woman has been found guilty of murdering her two-year-old daughter.

Shilyrand Charigwati, of Juniper Square in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, said she was suffering from a mental illness when she rang police to say she may have killed her child Roselyn in April 2024.

The 30-year-old pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility at the start of the trial but was found guilty of murder by a jury.

She is due to be sentenced on 23 April.

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Shilyrand Charigwati lived in Juniper Square, Hemel Hempstead, before being convicted of murder

Despite paramedics' attempts to save the toddler's life, Roselyn died in hospital a few days later.

An investigation was launched by Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit, and Charigwati was charged with murder the following day.

Det Insp Justine Jenkins said: "First and foremost, our thoughts remain with Roselyn, whose life was so cruelly taken at a young age.

"We also extend our heartfelt condolences to her father and wider family, who are still trying to come to terms with their unimaginable loss."

She said the case had devastated the community and residents had been left in shock.

"Despite the verdict, there are no positives here, but I'd like to commend everyone involved for their efforts throughout what has been a very upsetting case," she added.

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