A woman has been jailed for six years after her three-month-old daughter died following injuries inflicted with a hairdryer. Sources report that Courtney Gartshore, 28, was convicted in connection with the death of Dahlia-Rose Gartshore, who died after being subjected to “significant and sustained heat” from the appliance on her head and body.
The case involves injuries at the family home in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, with outlets citing an incident date in late September 2023. Emergency services were called to the address, and the child was pronounced dead at the scene. Reporting also says Gartshore had been in sole charge of the infant and had been drinking beforehand.
Outlets describe the court process and charges slightly differently but broadly agree on the outcome: Gartshore is convicted of culpable homicide after a trial at the High Court in Aberdeen in July, and sentenced at the High Court in Edinburgh. The coverage aligns on the characterization of the case as deeply disturbing and notes that police later arrested and charged her after an investigation began following the child’s death.
