A Cardiff hospital worker has been charged with the harrowing conspiracy to murder a child. Tracy Turner, 51, an operating theatre assistant at the University Hospital of Wales, faces grave accusations including conspiring to kidnap and rape the same alleged victim.
Turner, from Ninian Road in Roath, is up against eight charges: conspiring to rape a girl under 13, to sexually assault her by penetration, to sexually assault her by touching, to kidnap her, and to murder her, alongside two counts of making indecent images of a child and one of perverting the course of justice. She has entered a plea of not guilty to all charges.
Suspended from her NHS role amid the ongoing legal proceedings, Turner is co-accused with Stuart Compton, 45, from Daniel Street in Cathays, who also denies the conspiracy charges. The pair were present at Cardiff Crown Court earlier this month and are set for trial in May.
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The charge of perverting the course of justice relates to Turner allegedly concealing a mobile phone on June 25 last year “following the arrest of her partner”. She is accused of creating indecent images in Categories B and C, which represent the second- and third-most severe classifications of illegal child imagery.
A spokesperson for Cardiff and Vale University Health Board revealed to WalesOnline: “The health board suspended the individual once we were made aware of the allegations against them.
“This is a sensitive issue and the health board has been cooperating with partners in South Wales Police. We are not able to comment further while court proceeding are ongoing.”
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