Nanny jailed for baby’s ‘shaking’ manslaughter

An unqualified nanny who claimed a baby had died in a game of “playing horsey” has been jailed for shaking him to death.

Viktoria Tautz, 34, has been jailed for four years for killing 10-month-old Joshua Paul, who collapsed at his parents’ home in Haringey, north London, after his mother left for work. He was taken to hospital but died in his parents’ arms three days later.

A jury convicted Tautz of manslaughter. The prosecution alleged she “snapped” and caused Joshua’s catastrophic brain and spinal injuries through “dangerous and excessive shaking”.