The death of toddler Ellie May Minshull Coyle has shocked the community.
The 19-month-old died after being tied to her cot. Ellie May's mum Laura Coyle and boyfriend Reece Hitchcott were each jailed for 10 years on Friday.
The 20-year-old, of no fixed abode, was trialled for manslaughter and child cruelty relating to the death of Ellie-May.
Ward Street in Lostock Hall, where toddler Ellie-May Minshull Coyle was found dead in a 'monstrous' cage bed.
Ellie May as a beaming baby.
The trial judge described Ellie May as a little girl who brought joy into the lives of those around her. "We will never know what she would have become," he added.
Reece Hitchcott is now starting a 10 year sentence after he was convicted of causing or allowing the death of Ellie May.
