Mum killed three-month-old baby by exposing her to ‘sustained’ heat from hairdryer

Mum killed three-month-old baby by exposing her to ‘sustained’ heat from hairdryer Sam Corbishley | Senior News Reporter Published August 14, 2026 10:15am Updated August 14, 2026 10:16am Courtney Gartshore used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to ‘significant and sustained heat’ on the head and body, fatally injuring her A mum who killed her three-month-old daughter with a hairdryer’s hot air has been jailed for six years. Courtney Gartshore used the appliance to subject Dahlia-Rose Gartshore to ‘significant and sustained heat’ on the head and body, fatally injuring her. The ‘harrowing’ incident took place at an address on King Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, on September 30, 2023. Gartshore, 28, was convicted of the culpable homicide of her daughter following a trial at