Maddilyn-Rose Stokes parents jailed for daughter’s death after holding her down in scalding bath water

The parents of a toddler who died in “excruciating pain” from severe burns after being held under scalding water for soiling her nappy have been jailed by a Queensland court.

Two-year-old Maddilyn-Rose Stokes would have screamed in agony as she was held under burning water by her father on May 20, 2017, the court was told.

The water scalded her back, between her legs, and only the balls and heels of her feet escaped the steaming water.

Shane David Stokes, 33, and Nicole Betty Moore, 26…