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Listen: Killer gran calls 999 after toddler collapses

This is the moment a woman convicted of murdering her own grandson called 999 to say he had collapsed while watching television.

Ethan Ives-Griffiths, two, died on 16 August 2021 after suffering a "catastrophic" head injury at his grandparents' home in Garden City, Flintshire.

Ethan's grandfather Michael Ives, 47, and grandmother Kerry Ives, 46, were both found guilty of murder after a trial at Mold Crown Court.

During the call, Kerry Ives can be heard saying Ethan was "gasping for air" and would not wake up.

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