Baby GBH mother faces jail
A teenage mother faces a prison term after she admitted assaulting her baby son.
Three month old Thomas Searle was rushed to hospital with a fractured skull, bleeding to the brain and a broken collarbone in February.
He is now being looked after at a hospice in Bispham, Lancashire where his condition is “life-limiting”, Preston Crown Court heard.
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Hide AdKayleigh Searle, 19, of Troutbeck Crescent, Mereside, Blackpool, was due to go on trial yesterday accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent but the Crown Prosecution Service accepted her earlier plea of guilty to causing grievous bodily harm but with no intent.
Her ex-partner, Reece Bourne, 19, of Harbour Lane, Warton, Preston, admitted child cruelty.
They were remanded in custody for sentencing on October 3.