Jurors heard in a subsequent conversation between the pair, Gleason-Mitchell “told me that Isabella was dead”.
In a message read to the court, Gleason-Mitchell said: “We can’t call police as she developed bruises, and we will get done for it.”
Miss Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell “was trying to tell me Thomas was not Isabella’s dad – it was Scott, the new boyfriend I didn’t know”.
Gleason-Mitchell sent a series of voice notes, with one saying: “We literally can’t go to the police because she’s covered in bruises.”
In a further message, Gleason-Mitchell told Miss Gardner: “I feel like we’re just going to bury her and hope for the best.”
Miss Gardner said Gleason-Mitchell asked her to delete the messages and gave the “impression the police were there”.
