Mother, 28, jailed for violently shaking baby daughter to death
Lexi died at Bristol Children's Hospital on 18 April, six days after collapsing at home.Wilband's ex-partner Jack Wheeler, who was not Lexi's biological father, said in court she went floppy in his arms and stopped breathing.Mr Wheeler, 31, was previously acquitted of causing or allowing the death of a child.
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