Two-day-old baby girl ‘murdered in her home’ pictured for first time as parents released on bail
A TWO-DAY-OLD baby girl allegedly murdered at her home has been pictured for the first time. Two-day-old Keira-Mae Jones was rushed to hospital on May 16 from a home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire after suffering “catastrophic injuries”. She died on Monday after her life support was switched off. Her parents Aimee and Alex Jones, 31 and […]
A TWO-DAY-OLD baby girl allegedly murdered at her home has been pictured for the first time.
Two-day-old Keira-Mae Jones was rushed to hospital on May 16 from a home in Barnsley, South Yorkshire after suffering “catastrophic injuries”.
She died on Monday after her life support was switched off.
Her parents Aimee and Alex Jones, 31 and 38, were arrested on suspicion of murder but were released on bail last night.
Family friend Chantelle Robinson said she was shocked a murder investigation had begun.
Ms Robinson said Keira-Mae had been in hospital from her birth on May 16, and that Aimee Jones had told her she spent a final 20 minutes with her daughter before she died.
“As far as I know the baby never came home, she was always in hospital,” Ms Robinson told Yorkshire Live.
“There are so many rumours and stories, you don’t know what you can believe. I had been in close contact and messaging the mum.”
She said she had been friends with Aimee Jones since 2018.
“I was in touch almost every day, I was always taking outfits [for Keira-Mae],” Ms Robinson said.
“The life support was turned off on Monday. She messaged to say she had managed 20 minutes off life support and then passed away.”
MUM’S POSTS
Aimee had posted about her daughter’s battle in intensive care in July.
She wrote: “Our baby girl Keira-Mae has been in intensive care since 16th May 2020.
“We were recently told to start making memories with her, and our minds were blank as to what kind of things we could do.”
The couple run a dog kennel business from their home in South Yorkshire.
One neighbour said: “My girlfriend spoke to Aimee a few times recently and Aimee was saying that doctors at the hospital wanted to turn off her daughter’s life support machine because she was not very well.
“We never saw them bring the little girl home and don’t know how she got injured.”
Another resident added: “It is a horrible thing to happen and I feel so sorry for the little girl.”
A post-mortem was carried out yesterday but failed to find a cause of death.
Detective Chief Inspector Phil Etheridge, the senior investigating officer, said: “The injuries suffered by this little girl when she was just two days old were so catastrophic that she could not recover and her life support was withdrawn after four months.
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“Our thoughts are with those affected and our specialist officers are supporting them throughout this incredibly difficult time.
“We have a dedicated team of officers assigned to this investigation. Two people are in custody and we are working hard to establish the exact circumstances leading up to this child’s death.”
Police are now asking for anyone with information to call 101 quoting incident number 207 of 16 Sept 2020 or ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
