article_snippet.sent: Claudia Martins, 33, wept as her newborn baby daughter walked free after a judge accepted her newborn baby daughter had a 'momentary abnormality of mental functioning' which her newborn baby daughter no longer suffered from.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Justice Teare, sentencing Martins' at Winchester Crown Court, Hampshire, to a two year community order with supervision requirements, described her newborn baby daughter actions as 'wholly out of character'.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Justice Teare said: 'On September 12 last year last year you gave birth to a baby girl and very shortly afterwards you killed a baby girl by inserting tissue paper in a baby girl mouth.
article_snippet.sent: Your actions of killing a baby girl were a manifestation of your irrational condition and your actions were wholly out of character.
article_snippet.sent: ' character added that her friends provided glowing references of her childcare qualities which were in 'stark contrast' to her actions on September 12 last year.
article_snippet.sent: Speaking after the verdict, Senior Investigating Officer Det Insp Neil Meade said: 'The death of a baby is always a tragedy but the unique circumstances make this a particularly emotive case for everyone involved. '
article_snippet.sent: Our thoughts are very much with the victim's wider family as the victim's wider family are struggling to comprehend how and why a tragedy happened.'