CPS statement: Sentencing of Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and Scott Jeff
Nikki Miller, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: “In her short life Isabella Wheildon faced repeated and prolonged acts of abuse.
"Scott Jeff’s violent attacks and the lack of protection provided by her mother Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell showed a total disregard for her welfare by the very people who should have been keeping her safe from harm.
“Using forensic and digital evidence, the Crown Prosecution Service presented to the jury the full extent of Jeff and Gleason-Mitchell’s abhorrent actions, including how they deliberately concealed Isabella’s injuries using clothing, blankets, and sunglasses – and how, when Isabella tragically died from her injuries, they covered up her body and moved it around the local area in a buggy.
“Scott Jeff and Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell have now been sentenced for their crimes and will rightly face significant terms of imprisonment.
“I truly hope that today’s outcome can provide some comfort to those who will always love and remember Isabella.”
Notes to editors
- Nikki Miller is Senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS East of England.
- Scott Jeff was sentenced to:
- Life imprisonment with a minimum term of 26 years for murder, contrary to Common Law;
- 6 months imprisonment (to run concurrently) for Child Cruelty, contrary to s. 1(1) Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cocaine);
- 3 months imprisonment (to run concurrently) for Child Cruelty, contrary to s. 1(1) Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cannabis).
- Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell, was sentenced to:
- 10 years imprisonment for Causing or Allowing the Death of a Child, contrary to s.5 Domestic Violence Crime and Victims’ Act 2004;
- 6 months imprisonment (to run concurrently) for Child Cruelty, contrary to s. 1(1) Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cocaine);
- 3 months imprisonment (to run concurrently) for Child Cruelty, contrary to s. 1(1) Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (cannabis).