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Woman accused of killing baby told 999 call she 'turned purple'
- A woman in Aberdeen is on trial accused of allegedly causing her three-month-old daughter's death by exposing her to heat from a hairdryer; a 999 call recording has her saying the baby was "purple" and not breathing.
- Prosecutors say the mother was intoxicated and had taken drugs while in sole charge of the infant, and that the home was unsanitary; a neighbour had earlier found the baby cold.
- The case, which includes charges of culpable homicide and wilful neglect, is ongoing at the High Court in Aberdeen.
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