Thomas Ravenel Pleads Guilty to Assault

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The judge for the appeal told the court that Tilby and her sister drank Guinness in a pub before heading to the club house at Quay West park at about 8.30pm.
Witnesses saw Tilby holding the baby while dancing and CCTV footage showed her holding him above her head and throwing him in the air before catching him.
The sisters met three men who were staying at the caravan park and went back to their caravan at the end of the evening.Tilby fed Darrian before putting him down on a double bed and then going to sleep next to him in the early hours of March 30.

When her sister came to look for her a short while later she found Tilby lying on top of Darrian, who was unresponsive with blood on his nose.

Despite efforts to wake her, Tilby was unable to be roused from her sleep for an hour and a quarter while the baby was taken to Bronglais Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Medical evidence was unable to rule out the possibility that Darrian’s death was caused by sudden infant death syndrome before Tilby had rolled on to him.Mr Justice Fraser said a victim impact statement from the baby’s father made it clear he would have looked after his son on the night in question if he had been asked.

The judge said psychological reports revealed Darrian’s death had a “significant impact” on Tilby’s mental health and she had suffered a “deep depression”.

Sentencing Tilby in June, Judge Paul Thomas told her she had shown “deliberate disregard” for her son’s welfare.