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- The Fairytales Day Nursery pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter and a health and safety offence in connection with the December 2022 death of Noah Sibanda, a 14-month-old.
- The nursery admitted unsafe sleeping practices that led to Noah Sibanda's death while he was restrained face-down by a worker.
- Deborah Latewood (owner) and Kimberley Cookson (nursery worker), Cookson having previously admitted gross negligence manslaughter, are set to be sentenced on April 16.
- The Crown Prosecution Service described the case as "deeply distressing" and highlighted the serious risks posed by the nursery's practices.
