'Harrowing' final moments of toddler Noah Sibanda as nursery's 'unsafe practices' exposed

'Harrowing' final moments of toddler Noah Sibanda as nursery's 'unsafe practices' exposed14-month-old Noah Sibanda died after nursery worker Kimberley Cookson placed him face down in a 'tightly wrapped' sleeping bag at Fairytales Day Nursery in DudleyCommentsNewsZahra Khaliq News Reporter18:07, 17 Apr 2026Updated 18:09, 17 Apr 2026Footage of Noah Sibanda placed in tepee at nursery in manslaughter caseThe harrowing final moments of a 14-month-old baby were captured on CCTV as the youngster suffocated to death while a nursery worker tried forcing him to sleep.‌Noah Sibanda died after being placed face down in a "tightly wrapped" sleeping bag at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley. Nursery worker Kimberley Cookson restrained the toddler with her leg and "patted" him to sleep before he was found unresponsive two hours later.‌The youngster, who also had a blanket placed over his head, was "clearly not tired" and was seen "trashing around" as Cookson, who was 20 at the time, "put her leg over him for seven minutes" in a bid to restrain him.‌She was today jailed for three years and four months after pleading guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in relation to her actions when trying to make tragic Noah sleep.View 4 ImagesNoah Sibanda who died after the incident at Fairytales Nursery(Image: West Midlands Police / SWNS)Wolverhampton Crown Court heard Noah was placed in an "exceptionally dangerous" position, after which he was pronounced dead in hospital at 4.15am on December 9, 2022.‌Detective Inspector Carla Thompson from West Midlands Police said the "harrowing" CCTV footage proved "pivotal" in the investigation. She said the clip exposed the nursery's wider "unsafe sleeping practices", which were happening to "a lot of children in the room, not just Noah".The investigating officer said Noah was also seen "trying to free himself&q...