‘She’s a pure evil psychopath’: The Accused viewers blast a mother found GUILTY of cruelty against her seven-week-old baby as cameras are given access to her court case in a first on British TV

Former charity worker Kenzey, 23, attracted the wrath of viewers after allowing Channel 5 cameras to follow her in the run up to and during her trial

Viewers were left horrified after a mother accused of child cruelty was found guilty, in a groundbreaking programme – the first of its kind on UK TV.

Kenzey, 23, allowed Channel 5 cameras to follow her as she prepared for her trial and the jury’s verdict after she was charged with two serious offences for failing to protect her seven-week-old daughter.   The former charity worker was arrested in November 2014, after her baby was found with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, and severe eye damage. Kenzey had left her child with her boyfriend Kyle who she knew could be violent. She also failed to call an ambulance urgently when she could see her daughter was in pain and distressed.

Viewers watched as Kenzey spent months defending her innocence and that of  Kyle, the father of her baby – before they were both convicted. They were appalled that Kenzey showed more concern for her boyfriend than her daughter who has been left brain damaged and branded the pair ‘evil’. They blasted their sentences as lenient.

In dramatic scenes aired on Monday night Kenzey was convicted and sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison – while her boyfriend Kyle was jailed for 18.

Kyle, the father of Kenzey’s baby, maintained his innocence, but was slammed as ‘evil’ by horrified viewers who said his sentencing was too lenient 

Before the verdict, Kenzey protested: ‘That does not make me an abusive person, ’cause I’m not. If they think that, then they think we’re monsters.’   Filmmaker Rob McCabe said he wanted to expose what goes through the minds of those who have committed serious crimes.   Viewers were invited to form their own judgement before the verdicts were read out, while Kenzey was questioned by her legal team.  Kenzey was eventually found guilty of child cruelty, for not calling the emergency services quickly enough once it was clear the baby was unwell.   Meanwhile Kyle was found guilty of two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, with a sentence of 18 years.  Kenzey had denied seeing her boyfriend Kyle shake their baby daughter and stuck by him throughout, even after he was charged.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-4196810/The-Accused-viewers-blast-mother-GUILTY-cruelty.html#v-5195593251427663892

It was her unwavering belief that contributed to her conviction, according to her lawyer Ronnie Manek.

‘Kyle professed his innocence saying “it wasn’t me” and I think she believed her boyfriend and didn’t want to be seen to attack his character,’ Ronnie explained following the verdicts.’

And her misguided loyalty to him is what caused her to be convicted.  Kenzey was so adamant of her innocence that she claimed: ‘I don’t feel like a human being.  The way I’m being spoken about, the way I’m being judged on this earth.  If people think that Kyle or I have done something, then you’re looking at a couple of monsters – someone you can compare to Ian Huntley, Myra Hindley or Fred and Rose West.

But viewers were far from sympathetic, suggesting that she must have known what happened to her daughter – even before the verdicts were announced.

TIMELINE OF THE CASE

On November 3rd 2014, parents Kenzey and Kyle made a call to NHS Direct to say their seven-week-old baby wasn’t breathing.

On November 4th, the next day, Kenzey, then 21, and Kyle, were arrested after her baby was found with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, and severe retinal haemorrhaging.

She was charged in January 2016 with two offences – allowing physical harm to a child and cruelty.

Kyle was found guilty of two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and jailed for 18 years.

Kenzey was found guilty of both offences by a jury and was jailed for three and a half years.

By Natalie Corner For Mailonline

Source   dailymail.co.uk

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

Save

1 Comment

  1. Hi i honestly did not know what to make of this zosh. I thought she should have known the baby was at risk and she should have been more up front in the way she spoke about her boyfriend, she obviously lied when she said he never hit her, So she deserves the jail time she should have protected her baby xx

Leave a Reply