Cheryl Bartley is charged with gross negligence manslaughter after 2023 death of Robert Smith, 61A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a man died during a baptism ceremony in Birmingham.Robert Smith, 61, from Brixton, south London, drowned during the ceremony, which took place at a home in Slade Road, Erdington, in 2023. The ceremony, which involved a paddling pool in a back garden, was filmed and livestreamed, with a congregation of about a dozen people looking on. Continue reading...
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Pastor charged over drowning of man at baptism ceremony in Birmingham
The Guardian World
April 08, 2026
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Cheryl Bartley is charged with gross negligence manslaughter after 2023 death of Robert Smith, 61 A woman has been charged with manslaughter after a man died during a baptism ceremony in Birmingham. Robert Smith, 61, from Brixton, south London, drowned during the ceremony, which took place at a home in Slade Road, Erdington, in 2023. The ceremony, which involved a paddling pool in a back garden, was filmed and livestreamed, with a congregation of about a dozen people looking on. Continue reading...
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