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Parents inflicted fatal physical and sexual abuse on their baby, Warwick court hears

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correspondent, N. G. M. (2026, October 27). Parents inflicted fatal physical and sexual abuse on their baby, Warwick court hears. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/27/parents-inflicted-fatal-physical-and-sexual-abuse-their-baby-warwick-court-hears

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The Guardian · collected 2026-10-27 · by Neha Gohil Midlands correspondent
Content note This article describes abuse of a child and sexual violence.

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Michal Stasiak and Kinga Wydrzynska appeared in Warwick Crown Court on Tuesday, where they pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of their 13-month-old daughter Isabella. Wydrzynska faces murder charges along with other counts involving physical and sexual abuse, while both parents are charged with causing or allowing the child’s death and serious harm. Prosecutors claim that Isabella died from injuries consistent with a forceful impact to her head, part of an ongoing pattern of abuse despite involvement by social services and police.
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A 13-month-old girl named Isabella Stasiak died after suffering severe physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her parents, according to charges filed in Warwick crown court. On January 7, 2025, emergency services found Isabella "grey and lifeless" at her home; she later died in the hospital from injuries including a fractured skull, ribs, broken arm, and facial burns consistent with direct forceful impact. Michal Stasiak, 28, and his wife Kinga Wydrzynska, 26, were both known to social services before Isabella's death. Wydrzynska faces charges for murder along with other abuse-related counts, while Stasiak is charged with causing or allowing the child’s death and serious physical harm among others. Both pleaded not guilty to these 11 charges when they appeared in court on Tuesday.

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Isabella PERSON · 11× Wydrzynska PERSON · 6× Darlow PERSON · 5× Stasiak PERSON · 2× Annabel Darlow KC PERSON · 1× Isabella Stasiak PERSON · 1× Kinga Wydrzynska PERSON · 1× Michal Stasiak PERSON · 1× Warwick GPE · 1×

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Wydrzynska is charged with Isabella’s murder, while both parents have been charged with one count of causing or allowing the death of a child, four counts of causing or allowing serious physical harm to a child, two counts related to the sexual assault of a child and three counts of child cruelty.
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A 13-month-old girl was subjected to physical and sexual abuse at the hands of her parents before she was fatally injured by her mother, a court has heard. asserted
court → subject → mother
Michal Stasiak, 28, and Kinga Wydrzynska, 26, appeared at Warwick crown court on Tuesday, where they pleaded not guilty to 11 counts related to the death of Isabella Stasiak. asserted
they → appear → Stasiak
Wydrzynska is charged with Isabella’s murder, while both parents have been charged with one count of causing or allowing the death of a child, four counts of causing or allowing serious physical harm to a child, two counts related to the sexual assault of a child and three counts of child cruelty. asserted
parents → charge → cruelty
The court heard both parents were known to social services and the police. asserted
parents → hear → services
Isabella died in hospital after sustaining a series of injuries including a fractured skull and ribs, a broken arm and a burn to her entire face, the court was told. asserted
court → die → face
In her opening statement to the court on Tuesday, Annabel Darlow KC said emergency services were called to the Wydrzynska’s home in the early hours of 7 January 2025 where Isabella was found “grey and lifeless”. asserted
Isabella → open → January
Medical experts later concluded Isabella died “because she suffered injuries consistent with a forceful direct impact to her head against a hard surface”, Darlow told the court. asserted
Darlow → conclude → court
Darlow said Wydrzynska was the only adult present at the home when Isabella was found by police and the injuries were the “devastating culmination of systematic physical abuse”. asserted
injuries → say → abuse
“The prosecution say, by the time Isabella died, there was an entrenched pattern of abuse, neglect and mistreatment of the little girl of which both parents were entirely aware,” Darlow told the court. asserted
Darlow → say → court
“Before she died, Isabella was subjected to physical and sexual abuse at the hands of both her mother and father,” Darlow added. asserted
Darlow → die → mother
“Neither defendant has ever provided any explanation for those injuries to their daughter. asserted
defendant → provide → daughter
Jurors were told Isabella was born in December 2023 and immediately taken into the care of social services. asserted
Isabella → tell → services
After being placed in emergency accommodation, Isabella was looked after by foster parents for four months before she was returned to her parents in April 2024 – nine months before her death, the court was told. asserted
court → place → death
Members of the jury were also told Stasiak was arrested by police for common assault after a report was made by Wydrzynska on 14 December 2024, less than a month before Isabella’s death. asserted
report → tell → death
Wydrzynska made repeated attempts to withdraw the report, jurors were told. asserted
jurors → make → report
However, Stasiak was placed on police bail and prohibited from living at the family home or contacting Wydrzynska. asserted
Stasiak → place → Wydrzynska
In addition, the court was told police officers had attended the family home after a complaint was made by a neighbour in October 2024. asserted
complaint → tell → October
Officers attended the property and were only responded to when the police threatened to force entry, Darlow said. asserted
Darlow → attend → entry
Officers spoke to the parents and saw Isabella and “did not have any immediate safeguarding concerns” after the visit, the court was told. asserted
court → speak → visit
The trial continues. asserted
trial → continue → ?
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