Woman accused of killing girlfriend’s baby called herself the ‘no1 psycho’, court hears
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Savannah Brockhill, 28, is a pub bouncer from West Yorkshire. She, along with her 20-year-old girlfriend Frankie Smith, is currently on trial for the murder of 16-month-old Star Hobson.
Star died after suffering “catastrophic” abdominal injuries at Smith’s flat, according to the Sun.
She was rushed to Airedale General Hospital, West Yorkshire, on 22 September 2020 but could not be saved.
Bradford Crown Court heard that Brockhill made numerous shocking Google searches around the time Star’s injuries were sustained.
These included “sickening after blunt trauma” and “what can snap an ankle”.
Brockhill also admitted sending a videoing of Star falling off a chair and onto the floor, edited to include dramatic music, because she “found it funny”.
She said the video was similar to others she had seen on the TV programme “You’ve Been Framed”.
The court also heard that Brockhill threatened to “kneecap” anyone who looked at Smith in the wrong way, and that she would call baby Start a “brat”.
Brockhill and Smith both deny murder.
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Brockhill told the court that she “loved Star like she was my own”.
She also admitted to “smacking [Star’s] arm down when she was biting her arm”.
But she said neither herself nor smith “hit” Star.
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Brockhill accused Smith of being “aggressive and violent” when drunk, claiming she “strangled me, struck me and kicked me”.
The court heard phone conversations between the couple, record by Brockhill, in which Smith threatened her partner.
She said “I’ll murder ya” if her baby was not returned to their home.
Brockhill told the court she would take Start away when Smith went out drinking.
While Brockhill said Smith never “hit” Star, she claimed that her partner had “bent Start’s fingers backwards” and “briskly [grabbed] her and [held] her roughly”.
The trial is ongoing.
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