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Callous mum who fractured baby's skull and stopped for lottery ticket on way to hospital jailed for life

A MUM who fractured her baby's skull in a horror attack that led to her death two years later has been jailed for murder. Sarah Ngaba, 32, caused “dreadful, life-shortening and life-limiting” head injuries to Eliza Ngaba in November 2019. The youngster passed away aged two in August 2022 of a respi...

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Same story. Different framing. Left and right outlets are covering the same event. Optics is still watching for center pickup.

DIFFERENT SPIN

HOW EACH SIDE WORDED IT

Left frame · Center-leftCallous mum who fractured baby's skull and stopped for lottery ticket on way to hospital jailed for lifeThe Mirror UKMixed
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Right frame · RightMum who broke baby’s skull then left her in agony to buy lottery ticket jailed for murder after tot died two years laterThe SunMixed

As of June 12, 2026 at 1:10 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Sarah Ngaba, 32, was today jailed for life after she admitted causing 'dreadful, life-shortening and life-limiting' head injuries to Eliza Ngaba and was convicted of her murder.
The headline split One side frames it as "Callous mum who fractured baby's skull and stopped for lottery ticket on way to hospital...". The other frames it as "'Callous' mother who bought lottery ticket after brutal attack on baby daughter is jailed".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 4 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

4 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceStrong

90/99 — headlines create a clearly different first impression.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftCallous mum who fractured baby's skull and stopped for lottery ticket on way to hospital jailed for life

The Mirror UK · Center-left · News report

CenterNo matching source in this bucket yet.

Optics keeps watching for pickup.

Right / center-rightMum who broke baby’s skull then left her in agony to buy lottery ticket jailed for murder after tot died two years later

The Sun · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

R · RightMixed
The SunNews report · Jun 12, 11:55 AM

Mum who broke baby’s skull then left her in agony to buy lottery ticket jailed for murder after tot died two years later

A MUM who fractured her baby's skull in a horror attack that led to her death two years later has been jailed for murder. Sarah Ngaba, 32, caused “dreadful, life-shortening and life-limitin...

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The Sun (US)News report · Jun 12, 1:10 PM

Brit couple who left three kids alone in Spanish hotel ‘to go partying’ BANNED from seeing their children for two years

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A BRITISH couple who allegedly abandoned their children to go partying in Costa del Sol have been banned from seeing their kids for two years. The youngsters, aged four, one and six months,...

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R · RightMixed
Daily ExpressNews report · Jun 12, 12:13 PM

'Callous' mother who bought lottery ticket after brutal attack on baby daughter is jailed

A judge described the killing as "the culmination of increasingly hostile behaviour" towards the infant.

Open source
CL · Center-leftMixed
The Mirror UKNews report · Jun 12, 12:00 PM

Callous mum who fractured baby's skull and stopped for lottery ticket on way to hospital jailed for life

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Sarah Ngaba, 32, was today jailed for life after she admitted causing 'dreadful, life-shortening and life-limiting' head injuries to Eliza Ngaba and was convicted of her murder

Open source
Details90/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 4 sources
90/99 Wording GapMedium confidence4 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Jun 12, 11:55 AM: The Sun joined the source map.

Jun 12, 12:00 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

Jun 12, 12:13 PM: Daily Express joined the source map.

Jun 12, 1:10 PM: The Sun (US) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 90/99 and story health is live match · 4 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.