A father who left his daughter to die alone in her crib has been jailed for 14 months.
19-month-old Kiera Conroy was found dead by her parents Kirsty Boyle, 24, and Michael Conroy, 27, after staying up through the night playing games and watching television, leaving Kiera alone in the other room.
Boyle then found her daughter dead at around 5 pm while she was getting ready to head out.
An investigation revealed that Kiera had been fed spaghetti hoops and four chicken nuggets before she being left alone in the other room for 21 hours.
Reports also say that bags of rubbish, including dirty diapers, were found lying around the apartment.
A doctor raised concern that an ‘inquisitive child’ such as the 19-month-old could’ve been left with cuts had they touched cans scattered around the flat.
Conroy admitted to causing or procuring his child to be neglected, ill-treated, and exposed in a manner likely to cause her injury or suffering.
Paul Belardo, defending, said: “Clearly this is a difficult and harrowing matter and the situation with the young child losing her life is nothing short of tragic.
“Michael Conroy and his partner require to live with that loss and he will now carry a conviction and he accepts his care of Kiera fell quite significantly short of what you would expect.
“This will weigh heavily on Mr Conroy for the rest of his life and no matter what happens to him in court, nothing will impact him as much as what has already happened.”
Belardo continued: “He is prepared to accept any disposal the court deems appropriate but I would ask that the court, taking in the whole circumstances of the case, takes a step back from custody.”
Boyle later said to police: “We were both shattered. We did an all nightery. It’s a bad habit.”
The charge said that Conroy had failed to provide the child with adequate fluids and nourishment, failed to provide suitable living conditions, and left her unattended for excessive periods of time.
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