Moment mother who shook three-month-old daughter to death after ‘losing temper’ arrested
Moment mother arrested after shaking three-month-old daughter to death
- Nazli Merthoca was jailed for nine-and-a-half years for the manslaughter of her three-month-old daughter, Kaylani Kalanzi.
- Kaylani was admitted to hospital on 8 July 2024 with catastrophic brain injuries, a broken leg, and ribs, dying two weeks later after being violently shaken.
- Prosecutors stated Merthoca "lost her temper" with the baby and had challenged social workers who tried to assist her.
- Bodycam footage released by the Metropolitan Police shows Merthoca denying involvement during her arrest.
- A jury cleared Merthoca, 24, of Homerton High Street, Hackney, of murder but found her guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter in October.