Serenity Jay Scott-Dennington

Killed by stepfather Mathew Shane Ellery. Serenity's crying aggravated Matthew so he picked her up by the legs and dropped her head-first onto the floor where her head came into contact with a wooden toy. When she continued to cry, he grabbed a cloth nappy and smothered Serenity at their Havelock Road home in Ngāruawāhia, until there was no more noise. He left her for an hour before he called for help. Serenity died two days later at Starship Hospital. She had severe brain injuries, a broken rib cage and genital injuries. Source: https://debbiemccauleyauthor.wordpress.com/biographies/new-zealand-...

April 2011: Serenity Jay Scott-Dennington's killer was jailed for more than 13 years after he pleaded guilty to murdering the baby girl at a Ngaruawahia house. Serenity's crying aggravated Matthew Ellery, her mother's boyfriend, and he picked her up by the legs and threw her head first onto the floor. He then took a cloth nappy and smothered the 6-month-old until there was no more noise. Ellery went to buy cigarettes, leaving Serenity in a bedroom. She died two days later at Starship Hospital. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/61-little-names-on-new-zealands-roll-...