Mother who killed baby daughter with heat from hairdryer to appeal

A mother who killed her three-month-old daughter with heat from a hairdryer plans to appeal against her conviction and sentence.Courtney Gartshore, 28, used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to “significant and sustained heat” on the head and body, fatally injuring her.She was convicted of the culpable homicide of her daughter following a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen in July.Gartshore was jailed for six years when she was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh on August 14.Gartshore was sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh (David Cheskin/PA)PA ArchiveCourt officials confirmed on Monday that an intimation to appeal against conviction and sentence has been lodged on behalf of Gartshore, starting the appeal process.Gartshore had earlier been drinking while in sole ch