Mylee Billingham mother’s frantic 999 call read out to court

A transcript of a 999 call made by Tracey Taundry was read to the jury trying her ex-partner William Billingham for murder.

During the call, she repeatedly pleaded with officers to hurry and said she could hear her daughter Mylee Billingham screaming.

In the call, which was read into the court record by a prosecution lawyer, Miss Taundry said: “My ex-boyfriend has got a knife at me – he’s just dragged my daughter back in the house and he’s got a knife.”

After giving the operator the address of the incident, Mylee’s mother added: “He’s got my baby inside.

“Please, he’s making her scream. I can hear her. Please hurry up, she’s eight.”

Miss Taundry went on to tell the 999 operator that she had seen Billingham with the “massive” knife in his hand.

“What if he’s f stabbed her?” Miss Taundry asked the call-handler, adding: “He’s off his head. I think he’s had a drink but I am in a new relationship and this is what it’s about.

“She wanted to come home. She was screaming ‘please daddy don’t, I want my mummy’.”