THIS is the chilling moment a dad-of-23 gave a thumbs up to his lover before she staged a "devious" plot to cover up their 16-week-old baby's death after she had been "tortured" for hours.

Vile Rosalin Baker, 25 and her partner Jeffrey Wiltshire, 52, have been convicted of causing or allowing baby Imani Wiltshire's death but cleared of murder.

12 Cruel Jeffrey Wiltshire gives Rosalin Baker a thumbs up as she boards a bus with the lifeless body of their baby Imani

12 The dad-of-23 also gave his lover a kiss as they prepared to carry out the 'devious' plan

12 Jeffrey Wiltshire has been found guilty of causing or allowing his daughter's death

12 Rosalind Baker took her dead baby on a bus and pretended she had fallen ill

12 Baker seen on the bus clutching the lifeless body of baby Imani

12 Rosalin Baker was accused of murdering her three-months-old daughter Imani Credit: Central News

The jobless couple hatched a "devious" plot to stage the tot's death in a bid to cover up the horrific "torture" she had suffered.

Tragic Imani was found to have multiple injuries - including 40 rib fractures, a broken wrist and fractured skull.

Her wounds were caused by twisting or pulling her arm, squeezing her chest and throwing her against a hard surface, the Old Bailey heard.

12 Baker has been convicted of causing or allowing the baby's death Credit: Central News

12 Baker on the bus with lifeless Imani strapped to her

12 CCTV also shows Baker calmly topping up her Oyster in a shop with her dead baby strapped to her

CCTV showed brazen dad-of-23 Wiltshire kissing Baker and giving her a thumbs up as she boarded the bus to Stratford, east London, with Imani's lifeless body strapped to her chest.

During the journey, Baker sat texting for around 20 minutes remaining "cold and calm" as frantic passengers tried saving her daughter's life when she raised the alarm.

But Imani, who was born prematurely, was already dead after being subjected to at least three severe attacks and flung on the floor, jurors heard.

In a chilling 999 call released by police, one witness can be heard telling the operator the tot wasn't breathing not knowing the child had been dead for hours.

Call records later showed Baker sent her sister a text message which read "Imani is dead sis x".

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She claimed Wiltshire had caused the child's catastrophic injuries before forcing her to get on the bus in a bid to frame her.

But Wiltshire denied ever being violent to towards any of his 25 children - two of whom have died - or the 18 women who gave birth to them and said he had no idea how Imani had been killed.

The former rapper insisted: "I'm not a life taker, I'm a baby maker."

A jury of eight woman and three men today acquitted the pair of murder after 14 hours and 28 minutes of deliberations, but found them guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child.

Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC adjourned sentencing to May 18, telling Baker and Wiltshire: "That child's life must have been painful, distressing and bewildering and the failure, at the very least, to protect her is a very serious matter indeed, which can only result in a substantial custodial sentence."

Imani was made subject of a child protection plan under the category of neglect just weeks before her death.

12 Baker acted out a 'nightmare' charade by asking passengers for help and pretending the tot had just fallen ill Credit: Central News

Baker took the infant to live with Wiltshire in his bedsit in Newham, east London, after leaving her mother's home in Colchester, Essex.

While there, Imani was severely beaten at least three times - but Baker insisted she didn't notice anything unusual about her daughter except a mark above her eye.

Prosecutor Duncan Atkinson QC said: "As Imani was being squeezed so that her ribs fractured she would have expressed distress and fear and pain, certainly before she also suffered the injuries to her brain.

"Anyone in that tiny space could not have missed it.

"Anyone present when her arm had been pulled and twisted and her wrist fractured would not have been able to miss it."

The loss of any child is tragic but to know that baby Imani was tortured and was probably in considerable pain in her last few hours is heart-rendering

DCI Gary Holmes

Baker claimed she screamed when she awoke on the morning of September 28 last year to find Imani's face and hands cold and immediately thought: "He's done something to her."

In court, she blamed her boyfriend for Imani's death, telling jurors he had also undressed the dead baby, changed her nappy and put her in new clothes.

They then hatched a ruse to cover up the tot's death by pretending she had fallen ill on the bus.

As frantic passengers attempted CPR, they noted Imani's lips were already cold - and that Baker was sat emotionless on the phone the whole time.

After she was taken to hospital, medics discovered the tragic baby was cold to the touch and that onset of Rigor Mortis had begun.

12 The couple are now facing jail after being convicted of causing or allowing the child's death Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Detective Chief Inspector Gary Holmes, from the Homicide and Major Crime Command said: “The loss of any child is tragic but to know that baby Imani was tortured and was probably in considerable pain in her last few hours is heart-rendering.

“Imani was a premature baby and from the very moment she was born the odds were stacked against her.

"Despite a challenging start to life she fought to survive but sadly her fight was short lived as she suffered at the hands of the very people who were supposed to love, nurture and protect her.

“Baker and Wiltshire orchestrated the most devious of plans in an attempt to cover up the abuse that had been inflicted upon their daughter.

"Their ruse quickly unravelled when medical professionals were able to determine that Imani had probably died up to 24 hours previously and with this overwhelming and compelling evidence charges against the two were swiftly brought.

12 Baker on the bus chatting on the phone seconds before she raises the alarm

“The events of that day will have a lasting and devastating impact on the many passengers on board the bus.

"Many of those who stepped in to provide medical assistance were left completely distressed when they realised their efforts to save Imani were futile, not knowing that the entire incident had been staged.

"Baker misled these good Samaritans and gave no thought to anyone but herself as she callously remained on her mobile phone throughout.

“The level of violence and cruelty inflicted on such a young child is something that I have never come across during the course of my career and I hope never to witness anything like this again.

"Baker and Wiltshire were naïve in their thinking and brazenly thought they could get away with such a heinous crime.

"Neither has shown any remorse for their actions and I am pleased with the convictions that have been handed down today. Finally justice has been obtained for Imani.”

An NSPCC spokesperson said: “We hope the Serious Case Review will provide much-needed answers about the circumstances surrounding the death of baby Imani.

“This is a deeply disturbing case. As her parents they should have kept their daughter safe from harm but instead they either caused or allowed her death which they then tried to conceal.

“It is entirely right that both Baker and Wiltshire have been brought to justice for this despicable crime.

“Anyone concerned about a child can contact the NSPCC helpline on 0808 800 5000 while young people can call Childline on 0800 1111.”

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