The former nursery worker who “stood back and let that abuse and violence happen to your little girl” was characterized as a “weak and spineless person” by Judge J. Neil Garnham.
He said that she was “so concerned about her own comfort and pleasures, and about maintaining a relationship with this man, that you would tolerate anything, including these dreadful assaults on your daughter” .
On June 30 of last year, poor Isabella was found at the residence on Sidegate Lane, Ipswich. She had “traumatic injuries from head to toe” when she was discovered behind a stack of blankets.
According to toxicology findings, Isabella’s body had traces of cocaine and cannabis, which are thought to have been secondhand smoke from the couple’s own drug usage.
She was a “healthy, contented, well-cared for little girl until Scott Jeff came into her young life,” according to prosecutor Sally Howes KC, who testified before the jury.
