Between August 2016 and November 2017, they lived at an address in Willenhall near Walsall, where the landlady spent "more and more time" caring for the children as Louise Porton socialised instead of looking after them.
16 Facts About Louise Porton
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The landlady later testified that Louise Porton would do "whatever she could not to have them with her".
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Louise Porton's symptoms were consistent with deliberate airway obstruction, but doctors at the time did not consider this suspicious and believed that her condition arose from a chest infection.
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Only a few days after Lexi had been discharged from hospital, Louise Porton called 999 reporting her daughter was ill again.
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Louise Porton messaged one man "my little girl passed away yesterday" as they chatted about tattoos.
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Louise Porton spent the day arranging to meet with men.
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Only 18 days after Lexi had died, and only two days after Louise Porton was heard laughing at the funeral parlour, Louise Porton's 17-month old other daughter suddenly and inexplicably died.
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Louise Porton had called 111, the non-emergency NHS line, reporting that her daughter was unwell, yet despite claiming she thought the condition "did not seem urgent", the toddler was found dead and "completely lifeless" by the time paramedics arrived 9 minutes later.
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Doctors again found that the death was consistent with deliberate airway obstruction and Louise Porton again showed little concern at the sudden and unexplained death.
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Louise Porton read an article entitled "Toddler brought back to life after nearly drowning".
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Louise Porton was brought to trial in 2019 for both of the murders and found guilty by unanimous jury decision.
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Louise Porton was given a minimum tariff of 32 years imprisonment.
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In December 2019, soon after she was convicted, there was controversy when it was reported that Louise Porton would receive 'three Christmas meals' in prison.
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Louise Porton's case was featured in a January 2021 book by Richard Taylor, titled The Mind of a Murderer: A Glimpse Into the Darkest Corners of the Human Psyche, from a Leading Forensic Psychiatrist.
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Louise Porton's case has been referenced in a number of academic journals focused on female murderers and the media response to Louise Porton's case.
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Also in May 2022, Louise Porton was the subject of an article in the Journal of Concurrent Disorders, titled Analysing the discursive psychology used within digital media to influence public opinions concerning female child-killers.