Owner of Sheffield cot firm pleads guilty after baby boy 'chokes to death' on 'bespoke' bed'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹
Craig Williams, 37, of Park View Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, had been on trial for gross negligence manslaughter but the jury at Leeds Crown Court was asked to return a not-guilty verdict to this on Wednesday.
During the two-week trial, jurors were told how the toddler's parents, Charlie and Shannon Abbey, had purchased the bed from Williams's Sheffield-based Playtime Beds Ltd company.
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Hide AdJohn Elvidge, prosecuting, told how the toddler had '˜choked to death'Â after trying to crawl through a hole in the front of the bed in November 2016.
Williams also pleaded guilty to fraud and will be sentenced on Friday.
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