Mother who strangled her daughter is jailed

A WOMAN who strangled her six-year-old daughter to death with a skipping rope was jailed indefinitely yesterday.

Sat, 12 May, 2007 - 01:00

Damon Wake

Claire Kennedy, 33, killed her daughter Courtney when she started “playing up” as she got ready for school on May 10 last year, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Kennedy pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility on February 5.

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Courts Crime Place: Kings Norton Place: Birmingham Person: Claire Kennedy Person: Courtney Person: Kennedy Person: Justice Person: King Organisation: Birmingham Crown Court

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