Overview

• Alice Mackey, 42, of Oakhanger, Hampshire, has denied charges of murdering her two-year-old daughter, Annabel Mackey.
• Annabel went missing from her home in Kingsley on September 10, 2023, and was found unresponsive in a nearby pond shortly after; she died the following day in hospital.
• The prosecution alleges that the murder occurred at the family’s Forge Road home on September 11, 2023.
• Judge Angela Morris at Winchester Crown Court has set Mackey’s trial date for October 6, 2025, with a preliminary hearing on July 28, 2025.
• Annabel’s father released a heartfelt tribute describing her as a “beautiful, positive, and very happy little girl” who brought joy to those around her.