A 70-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of an eight-month-old baby after crashing her car into her pram. Bridget Curtis, 70, hit little Mabli Cariad Hall with her BMW outside Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, in June 2023. The baby was being put in her pushchair by her dad when the crash took place.
The baby was airlifted to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for treatment, and later moved to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, but died four days later, on Sunday 25 June. Curtis, of Begelly, Pembrokeshire, was charged with causing Mabli's death by driving dangerously. Judge Geraint Walters released Curtis on unconditional bail ahead of her sentencing hearing at Swansea Crown Court on November 22.
An inquest heard Mabli died from severe traumatic brain injuries. In a statement after her inquest was opened and adjourned, Mabli's family said: "The loss of Mabli Cariad has changed all our lives forever. The pain and grief we are suffering as a family is indescribable.
"During this terribly painful time, we still have no answer to the central question we inevitably ask regarding the tragic loss of our beautiful baby girl - 'Why did this happen?' "The opening of this inquest and the ongoing efforts of Dyfed-Powys police will hopefully provide the information we need to answer this question. As a family, we also hope that the outcome of this process will help reduce the risk of such a tragedy happening to others in future.".
