Cairns child care worker cleared of manslaughter of child found dead on bus

A Cairns child care worker accused of fatally leaving a toddler on a bus for hours has been cleared of a manslaughter charge.

Dionne Beatrice Grills has tearfully expressed her condolences to the family of Malik Malamoo after the decision by a Cairns magistrate.

Watch her statement above

Grills was charged in February last year after three-year-old Malik was found dead inside the bus, allegedly operated by Goodstart Early Learning Centre in Edmonton.

Police alleged she, as a centre employee who…