A mother sentenced to prison after her three-month-old baby girl died with severe head trauma and multiple fractured ribs has reportedly been released early on licence and seen back in Staffordshire.
Terrie Marie Wood, who was 23 years old at the time of sentence, was jailed for one year and eight months (20 months) at Birmingham Crown Court on 24 February 2026 following a contested trial.
The conviction follows an emergency response on 5 February 2021, when paramedics were called to a residential flat in Stafford after reports that an infant was unresponsive. Upon arrival, emergency responders found the three-month-old baby in cardiac arrest. Despite medical intervention, the infant died during the journey to hospital.
A detailed forensic post-mortem examination determined that there was no natural cause to account for the baby’s death. Clinicians uncovered a significant head injury believed to have been inflicted several days before emergency services were alerted, alongside multiple fractured ribs.
Following an inquiry by Staffordshire Police, Wood and the child’s father, Jack William Davies, then 26, were prosecuted. Both defendants pleaded not guilty, but a Crown Court jury convicted each of them of causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm.
Sentencing the pair in February 2026, the court handed Davies an immediate prison sentence of two years, whilst Wood was sentenced to 20 months’ imprisonment.
Reports received by community monitoring networks indicate that Wood has been seen on multiple occasions in the Stafford area just over eight months after her sentencing hearing. Under standard determinate sentencing provisions, offenders serving non-violent or non-extended sentences typically become eligible for release on licence at the halfway mark or through early release management schemes.
Davies remains in custody, with his release expected in early 2027.
Under statutory child protection provisions and judicial reporting regulations, the identity of the deceased child remains protected by law. Any publication, broadcast, or public dissemination of information capable of leading to the identification of the victim is strictly prohibited under UK law.
Wood remains subject to statutory supervision by the Probation Service while on licence in the community.
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