Overview

• A Canterbury Crown Court jury unanimously convicted 25-year-old Thomas Holford of murdering his five-week-old daughter Everleigh Stroud and causing actual bodily harm
• Prosecutors presented medical testimony showing catastrophic brain haemorrhages, bone fractures, facial bruising, blindness and anal injuries inflicted by excessive shaking
• Holford admitted manslaughter in 2024 and falsely told police he had not smoked cannabis since the previous morning after Everleigh was rushed to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital
• Jurors heard that he showed little emotion and continued to download and play games on his phone as paramedics treated his baby following a call from her grandmother
• Sentencing is scheduled for July 4, when Holford will receive a prison term for both murder and actual bodily harm convictions