Woman gets life for murdering tot she was adopting

Killer finally brought to justice after 11 years

- Josh Payne

A FOSTER carer has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 17 years after murdering a toddler she was attempting to adopt.

Katie Tidmarsh was found guilty of killing Ruby Thompson.

The one-year-old suffered catastrophic brain damage that led to her death in 2012.

Yesterday Tidmarsh, 39, was told by judge Mr Justice Mark Wall at Leicester Crown Court that her victim was a "defenceless young child" and her actions "constituted a gross breach of trust".

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He told her she was "ill-equipped" to raise a child due to her mental health difficulties, adding: "You tried to cover up what you had done by delaying medical treatment for Ruby."