{"id":335763,"date":"2026-04-17T21:00:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nursery-worker-jailed-over-death-of-toddler-suffocated-in-sleeping-bag\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T20:00:26","slug":"nursery-worker-jailed-over-death-of-toddler-suffocated-in-sleeping-bag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nursery-worker-jailed-over-death-of-toddler-suffocated-in-sleeping-bag\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursery worker jailed over death of toddler suffocated in sleeping bag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/E9Qi6Sa44bY\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nursery worker jailed over death of toddler suffocated in sleeping bag\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E9Qi6Sa44bY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A nursery worker has been jailed over the death of a 14\u2011month\u2011old boy who was suffocated as staff tried to make him fall asleep. <\/p>\n<p>Kimberley Cookson was jailed for three years and four months for the gross negligence manslaughter of Noah Sibanda, and Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley was fined \u00a3240,000 as well as \u00a356,000 in costs. <\/p>\n<p>Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Cookson, 23, was captured on CCTV tightly wrapping Noah in a sleeping bag, placing a blanket over his head, and laying him face down in an indoor tepee on 9 December 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/trib.al\/vMhftDC <\/p>\n<p>#Crime #Police #Dudley #UK<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nursery worker has been jailed over the death of a 14\u2011month\u2011old boy who was suffocated as staff tried to make him fall asleep. 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