Overview
- Nicolette Goldrick, 51, was sentenced at Preston Crown Court on October 7 to 12 months in prison and given a five-year restraining order after pleading guilty on July 28.
- CCTV showed her on May 10 releasing the pram brake outside a shop on Central Drive and pushing a seven-month-old away before the mother and a bystander intervened; police said the baby was unharmed.
- Goldrick returned to the area later that afternoon and was arrested, and prosecutors said she verbally abused officers and spat at one inside a police van.
- A statement read in court on behalf of the parents called the incident the worst day of their lives and described lasting trauma.
- Court reporting said she had prior incidents and recent mental-health treatment, and the judge noted her illness but determined custody was necessary.