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Stafford Parents Jailed Over Baby’s Fatal Injuries

The verdict followed forensic findings of a head injury with multiple rib fractures.

Overview

  • Jack William Davies, 26, and Terrie Marie Wood, 23, received immediate prison terms at Birmingham Crown Court on February 24, 2026.
  • Davies was sentenced to two years in prison, while Wood received one year and eight months.
  • Paramedics were called to a Stafford flat on February 5, 2021, after the three-month-old went into cardiac arrest, and she died en route to hospital.
  • A post-mortem found no natural cause of death and identified a prior head injury along with several broken ribs.
  • Both parents denied causing or allowing serious physical harm but were found guilty by a jury in October 2025, and police emphasized ongoing child-safeguarding efforts.