Mum describes nightmare after son died during nursery naptime

Mum describes nightmare after son died during nursery naptime51 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOprah Flash,West Midlands,Eleanor Layhe,BBC Local InvestigationsandKatie Thompson,in BirminghamFamily handoutNoah Sibanda was 14-months old when he died after being restrained at nurseryWarning: This story contains distressing contentFor busy mum Masi Sibanda, 9 December 2022 started like any other day. She dropped off her only son, 14-month-old Noah, at Fairytales Day Nursery in Dudley and returned home believing he was safe with his friends and carers.Within hours, Noah was dead, having been suffocated while being put to sleep.The true horrors of what happened that day can now be reported following the sentencing of staff worker Kimberley Cookson, 23, business owner Deborah Latewood, 55, and the nursery at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday.More than three years on, his mother is living every parent's worst nightmare."I still kept on saying to myself this is a dream, surely this isn't real," she told the BBC.Family handoutHis mother Masi Sibanda said she had so many "fond memories, but it's bittersweet"The toddler died after being restrained while being put down for a nap at the now-closed nursery on Bourne Street.During police investigations it emerged that unsafe sleep practices were rife at Fairytales, with young children forcibly held down if they did not drop off easily.The little boy's last moments were filmed on CCTV inside the room he was in. His mother described the devastating moment police showed her the footage of Cookson forcing her son to sleep."Noah was struggling," she recalled."He wasn't sleeping, didn't want to sleep. And in response to that, she wraps him tighter."She puts a blanket on his head again. And then he's passing away, he's dying there."West Midlands PoliceKimberley Cookson was seen on CCTV placing Noah face down and using her leg to restrain...