新西兰法院允许17岁的Jessica Mulford对因2岁儿童的致命伤被判过失杀人罪提出上诉。 A New Zealand court allows 17-year-old Jessica Mulford to appeal her manslaughter sentence for a 2-year-old's fatal injuries.

当时17岁的Jessica Mulford在新西兰最高法院同意复审上诉法院驳回其上诉的决定后,因2022年2岁的Harlee-Rose Niven过失杀人案被判5年7个月徒刑,因此获得许可对她的上诉提出上诉。 Jessica Mulford, then 17, has won permission to appeal her five-year, seven-month sentence for the 2022 manslaughter of 2-year-old Harlee-Rose Niven, after New Zealand’s Supreme Court agreed to review the Court of Appeal’s rejection of her appeal. 这名儿童因与踩踏、踢脚或拳击一致的严重腹部伤害而死亡,以前被勒死,造成面部瘀伤和颈部受伤。 The child died from severe abdominal injuries consistent with stomping, kicking, or punching, and had previously been strangled, causing facial bruising and neck injuries. Mulford为养育子女而挣扎,并憎恨照顾孩子,他错误地声称先前的伤是摔倒造成的。 Mulford, who struggled with parenting and resented caring for the child, falsely claimed the earlier injury was from a fall. 她的律师团队以她的年轻、心理健康和背景为由,认为判决过于严厉,并质疑使用事先勒死作为加重处罚因素的做法。 Her legal team argued the sentence was too harsh, citing her youth, mental health, and background, and challenged the use of prior strangulation as an aggravating factor. 最高法院现已给予上诉许可,重点是上诉法院是否正确地驳回了这些申诉,并安排了听证会。 The Supreme Court has now granted leave to appeal, focusing on whether the Court of Appeal correctly dismissed these claims, with a hearing to be scheduled.