A mother has been jailed for 15 years and her boyfriend for 14 for killing her three-year-old daughter because she was getting in the way when they wanted to have sex.
Kaylee-Jayde Priest was found dead with chest and abdominal injuries at the flat where she lived with her 23-year-old mother, Nicola Priest, on August 9 last year.
The child's mother rang 999 but a jury convicted Priest - along with her 22-year-old lover Callum Redfern - after hearing the youngster had been 'dead before the call was made'.
The mother was sentenced to 15 years for manslaughter and a three year concurrent sentence for child cruelty
Sentencing the pair, Mr Justice Foxton QC said: 'On the evening of August 8 you Redfern went to Priest's flat. The two of you went to have sex. Kaylee wanted to stay up and play. There is no direct evidence of what happened next.
Three-year-old Kaylee-Jayde Priest (pictured) was found dead on August 9, 2020 at the flat where she lived with her mother in Birmingham after a court heard her mother and boyfriend thought she got in the way of them having sex
Pictured: Nicola Priest (left) and lover Callum Redfern (right) were both were unanimously cleared of murder but convicted of the child's manslaughter on Thursday. Priest was sentenced to 15 years and Redfern has been jailed for 14 years
'Kaylee was sick more than once during the night as a result of the severe beating. You lost your tempers and it is clear you were joint participants in that assault. You both knew you had seriously injured Kaylee.
'You, Priest did nothing to seek medical help. A prompt call could have saved Kaylee's life. You both lied repeatedly during interviews.
'From the severity of the injuries caused by the assault it is clear there was an intention to cause serious harm. The injuries were caused by a ferocious assault.
'You and Redfern were equally responsible. You had ample opportunity to raise any concerns. Kaylee was very vulnerable and you were in a position of trust. You did nothing to summon help.'
The final moments leading up to the death of Kaylee-Jayde Priest were revealed in chilling CCTV footage.
In the footage played to court, Kaylee-Jayde and her mother were seen together just hours before the youngster's fatal collapse, using a lift at the block of flats where they lived in Kingshurst House, Solihull.
The footage showed Priest's total disinterest in her daughter; repeatedly checking her reflection in the mirror and scrolling through her phone, while the youngster periodically gazed up at her mother's face.
At no point in the footage was there any physical contact between the pair, with Priest neglecting even to reach out to hold her daughter's hand.
Pictured: A screen grab from CCTV footage issued by West Midlands Police of Kaylee-Jade Priest and her mother Nicola Priest by the lift in their apartment building, hours before the young girl was killed on August 9 last year
Hours later, the youngster described in court as a 'happy child', died from serious chest and abdominal injuries.
Medical examinations later showed she had also suffered historical injuries including broken ribs, lower leg fractures and a broken sternum, Birmingham Crown Court heard.
Priest and her 22-year-old lover Callum Redfern pointed the finger of blame at each other during their trial, but were at the time in a 'close sexual relationship'.
Both were unanimously cleared of murder but convicted of the child's manslaughter on Thursday.
Jurors had heard how Priest would hit Kaylee around the head and refer to her as a 'f****** brat', while the youngster was also heard crying 'in a fearful tone'.
On one occasion, neighbours in a flat below at
