Three-month-old baby died after mum 'recklessly' caused burns with a hairdryer

Courtney Gartshore, 28, has been jailed for six years12:34, 14 Aug 2026A mum has been jailed after killing her infant daughter with a hairdryer.A court heard how Courtney Gartshore, 28, caused fatal injuries to three-month-old Dahlia-Rose Gartshore's body by subjecting her to sustained heat from the appliance.Emergency services were called on September 30, 2023, to a property in King Street in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, where Dahlia-Rose was pronounced dead at the scene. Gartshore had been in sole charge of the infant and had earlier been drinking, the High Court in Edinburgh heard on Friday (August 14).Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily NewsletterGartshore was arrested and charged over the death in November 2023. She was convicted of the culpable homi