A 28-year-old mother has been found guilty of killing her baby daughter, who died after being subjected to a hairdryer following a night out during which the mother had been partying. The verdict, delivered as the woman wept in the dock, closes a disturbing criminal case that will now move to sentencing, with the court having heard evidence about the circumstances surrounding the infant's death.

Details of the trial, including the specific charges, evidence presented and the timeline of events on the night in question, were central to the jury reaching its guilty verdict. The case is one of several serious crimes reported alongside it, and sentencing is expected to follow at a later date.