In a tragic incident, Rachel Tunstill, 32, convicted of killing her newborn, was found dead in HMP Styal, Cheshire, where she served a life sentence for murdering her daughter, Mia Kelly, in 2017. Tunstill stabbed Mia with scissors and disposed of her body in her flat’s bin. Initially convicted of murder, her sentence was changed to infanticide but later reinstated. Her prison death is under investigation by the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman. During trials, it emerged that Tunstill, a psychology graduate, had autism and believed she was having a miscarriage. Disturbing internet searches and references to killers were revealed, prompting the judge to call it a brutal attack on a vulnerable baby. The case underscores the need for mental health support and prevention measures to avert such tragedies.
