Mother convicted of injuring baby goes on trial for murder after child dies years later

A woman, Sarah Ngaba, 32, convicted in 2020 of inflicting serious head injuries on her seven-week-old daughter, Eliza, is now on trial for murder following the child’s death. According to the report, Ngaba was found guilty in 2020 for causing “dreadful, life-shortening and life-limiting” head injuries to the infant. The current case is being heard in light of Eliza’s later death, which is presented as occurring about two years after the earlier conviction. The allegation now before the court is that the injuries Ngaba was convicted of causing contributed to Eliza’s subsequent fatal outcome. The coverage focuses on the linkage between the earlier proven harm to the baby and the later death, with the murder trial proceeding after the initial conviction. The reports do not provide further detail on the medical findings or the specific timeline between the injury conviction and the later death beyond indicating that the child died approximately two years later.