Crown prosecutor

Senior crown prosecutor Laura Atherton added that some of the frauds had taken place across "several years".

Senior crown prosecutor Gemma Burns said Lecka had "shown exceptional cruelty" to the babies.

Shan Saunders, the senior crown prosecutor on the case, said it was "unusual to have a phone that when downloaded contains so much information".

Kelly Matthews, senior district crown prosecutor for the CPS in the East Midlands, said it was "not often that we see individuals so young in court charged with violent offences".

Sarah Hammond, Chief Crown Prosecutor for Crown Prosecution Service in the Mersey-Cheshire region, said this included footage from CCTV, mobile phones, businesses and dashcams, along with witness statements.