A woman from Chelmsford has been convicted of causing the death of her three-month old son who was rushed to hospital after being found desperately ill.

Hannah Henry, 22, mum of Ah'Kiell Walker, was cleared of manslaughter but found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child and cruelty to a person under 16 following a five week trial at Bristol Crown Court.

The baby's father, Alistair Walker, 27, was found guilty by jurors of manslaughter and child cruelty.

Three month old Ah'Kiell was rushed to hospital after he was found ill by the pair at their Gloucester home on July 30, 2016 and died a day later.

Hannah Henry and Alistair Walker: The verdicts

Hannah Henry

Manslaughter: Not guilty

Causing or allowing the death of a child: Guilty

Cruelty to a person under 16: Guilty

Alistair Walker

Manslaughter: Guilty

Causing or allowing the death of a child: n/a as convicted of manslaughter

Cruelty to a person under 16: Guilty

Sentencing will take place on June 1

The baby boy was found with older broken bones and a fractured shoulder.

Jurors heard the frantic 999 call made by Henry from her home, when her son was found unresponsive, Gloucester Live reports.

He was rushed to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital where doctors battled to save him.

Despite being transferred to the paediatric intensive care unit at Bristol’s Children’s Hospital, he could not survive a brain injury and died at 1.44pm a day later.

AhKiell was three months old

How he became in a lifeless condition was what the complicated trial explored, as what proved fatal was him being starved of oxygen, as stated by Dr Abitha Kujambal in relation to a brain CT scan.

Profile: Hannah Henry

Name: Hannah Henry

Age: 22

Address: Archdeacon Street, Gloucester

Where from originally: Chelmsford

Family: Mother Tracey Buckingham has given evidence. Separated when Henry was about one. Two of her grandparents came to support her in court

Background: Got into trouble as a teenager and ended up being kicked out of home. Lived at friends’ houses. Has convictions for shoplifting and in 2011, possession of class A drug, cocaine. Pleaded guilty to all.

Employed? No. Not worked since Ah’Kiell was born. Previously worked as a care assistant with patients with dementia.

Ah’Kiell was cold, “soaking wet” according to paramedic Gary Mills, had four older broken ribs and a fractured shoulder.

The three-month old also had scratches on his bottom, retinal haemorrhages and fixed pupils.

Once he was taken to hospital, in a life-threatening condition, the court heard it took 18 minutes to get a pulse and four adrenaline doses. At first his temperature could not be recorded.

Henry will face sentencing next month

Paediatric radiologist Dr Alan Sprigg dated the rib fractures to be four to eight weeks old.

He suggested they could have been caused by someone holding the baby and squeezing the chest.

“It requires a lot of force to fracture them compared to adult bones,” he said.

Both parents denied there had been an accident and said their baby boy was happy.

They pleaded not guilty to all the charges before them.

Profile: Alistair Walker

Name: Alistair Walker

Age: 27

Address: Sheldon Court, London

Where from originally: Stockwell, London

Family: Told the court he has eight siblings. Alistair is the second child of Jacqueline Reid and bears her maiden name. She got married to his father nearly 15 years ago. Three of Alistair’s siblings are younger than him and his mum said he was “very over protective, loved them” when the family were living in a three bedroom house

Background: Moved out when he was 16 to live in Wimbledon Park Road. Moved back when 19. Has lived in Kent, Plymouth and Swindon- where he was when he moved to Gloucester in 2014. Was in Gloucester for about a month when met Hannah.

Employed? No, but he believes he may be able to earn money in the future as a rapper. Henry said she used to give him some of her benefits, about £100 at a time.

The couple protested their innocence throughout the trial, but were accused of a cover-up and not telling the truth about what happened to Ah’Kiell.

Judge Sir John Royce said: “I’m adjourning sentence for about three weeks to enable a pre-sentence report to be prepared in relation to each of you.

“It is in your interest to cooperate with probation officer who will prepare such a report.

“In the meantime you will be remanded in custody and you may now go downstairs.”

The judge adjourned the case until June 1 for sentencing.

Jury members were made exempt for jury service for a period of 15 years by the judge, due to the complex nature of the case.