Evil mum cleared of killing Fraserburgh baby with clingfilm admits to death a year later
A MUM cleared of murdering her newborn baby by smothering him in clingfilm has admitted killing the toddler – a year after she killed her helpless daughter.
Ineta Dzinguviene, 38, placed the wrap over the mouth and nose of Paulius Dzingus hours after he was born in Fraserburgh, in April, 2010.
The Lithuanian had her conviction quashed in March on appeal but today pleaded guilty to culpable homicide at the High Court in Edinburgh.
Paulius was the second infant to die at her hands after she killed a little daughter Paulina in her native country in 2009.
Advocate depute Alex Prentice KC said: “Both babies were healthy at birth. The cause of death of each child was asphyxiation.
“Paulius through the use of clingfilm applied to the nose and mouth and Paulina by way of a plastic bag.
“Both bodies were subsequently concealed in suitcases or travel bags.”
Dzinguviene moved to Scotland with her husband and three children after having killed the first of her victims.
She was jailed for life after trial at the High Court in Livingston and ordered to serve at least 15 years over the second victim’s death.
She was then extradited to her homeland and sentenced to another 15 years for the murder of Paulina before being returned to Scotland to serve her life sentence.
But the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, which investigates potential miscarriages of justice, referred the case to the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh.
The appeal judges quashed her conviction for murder but granted authority to the Crown to bring a fresh prosecution.
Mr Prentice yesterday explained the appeal against her murder conviction was based on fresh evidence over her state of mind which had emerged following psychotherapy work in Cornton Vale prison, Stirling.
The court also heard she had not revealed during her trial the history of childhood deprivation and marital problems that she later disclosed.
Mr Prentice added: “On March 23 this year the Appeal Court set aside her conviction on the basis that diminished responsibility may have been present and authorised a re-trial.
“The accused has now admitted killing her child although she has no memory of what happened.
“The Crown accepts the guilty plea to culpable homicide on the basis of diminished responsibility.”
The court heard the mother has now been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, complex post-traumatic stress disorder and ‘Battered woman syndrome’.
Judge Lady Poole told the killer it was “a serious and tragic” case and she would remain in custody ahead of sentencing next month.
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