COUNTY NEWS: Mother's fury at not being told of her baby killer's release from prison

By The Newsroom
Published 13th Sep 2016, 17:09 BST
Updated 8th Jun 2018, 01:30 BST
Georgina Hummel, 23, was told by a customer at the Golden Lion pubGeorgina Hummel, 23, was told by a customer at the Golden Lion pub
Georgina Hummel, 23, was told by a customer at the Golden Lion pub
A mother has spoken of the horror she felt at finding out the man who caused the death of her baby daughter had been released from prison, without her knowing.

Georgina Hummel, 23, of Summerdown Close, Durrington, had just started working in the Golden Lion pub in Durrington and found out the news from a customer and former friend of her former boyfriend – who had spotted him in Worthing.

Jerome Edwards was was found guilty of the manslaughter of 11-month-old Crystal Hall-Hummel at Lewes Crown Court in 2012, after forcefully shaking her.

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He was given an eight-year sentence, but was released in December last year.

Edwards denied the charge and said he tried to resuscitate baby Crystal after he woke to find her limp and blue while babysitting.

Miss Hummel said she was advised she would be told when Edwards was released, but said she had to ring police herself to confirm it.

She said: “I cannot explain how I felt when I found out – I ended up breaking down at my new job and ran out crying to my boss. It makes me so upset and angry – I have got to live with this for the rest of my life and let my two other daughters know about what happened to their sister.”