A teenager has admitted causing the death of her infant daughter in Brighton after the baby was left alone without food or water for six days. Verphy Kudi’s daughter Asiah, 20 months, died at an address in the east Sussex city in December 2019 after Kudi went out to celebrate her birthday. Kudi, now 19, was seen on CCTV leaving the flat on her birthday before attending parties to celebrate her 18th birthday in London, Coventry and Solihull – more than 150 miles away from Brighton. A postmortem examination and forensic tests found that Asiah had starved, was dehydrated and had developed flu. Her cause of death was given as neglect. On 11 December, Kudi dialled 999 telling a call handler her baby would not wake up. She was taken to Royal Alexandra children’s hospital but was confirmed dead on arrival. A few days later, staff at the supported housing accommodation where they had been living contacted police after reviewing CCTV footage. Cameras showed Kudi leaving the building on 5 December. She did not return until 11 December. Data gathered by Sussex police showed Kudi had been at parties in London, Coventry and Solihull before returning to Brighton. Kudi, now 19, appeared in the dock at Lewes crown court on Friday morning wearing a face mask. She had been due to stand trial later this year but formally entered a guilty plea to a charge of manslaughter on Friday. Judge Christine Laing QC told her: “You have heard that before I get to sentence you the defence want to get a report on your behalf and a doctor will no doubt make arrangements to see you and interview you over the next few weeks.” She ordered that all social services records relating to the case be disclosed to the defence ahead of sentencing. The case was adjourned to a provisional sentencing date of 28 May, but Kudi was warned this may be delayed. Kudi’s flat was one of eight in a housing complex run by YMCA DownsLink to house vulnerable young families on behalf of Brighton city council. The senior investigating officer, DCI Andy Wolstenholme, said: “This was a particularly distressing case for my team and me to investigate, and has caused great sorrow among Verphy’s family and the many agencies that have supported Verphy and Asiah. “We note the guilty plea entered in this case, and continue to prepare for Verphy’s sentencing in May.” A spokesperson for Brighton and Hove Safeguarding Children Partnership said: “We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Asiah. “In our safeguarding role, we are currently working with our partners to look into what happened and are conducting a child safeguarding practice review.” Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Brighton and Hove city council said the council had been “deeply saddened” by this tragedy. “The case is currently the subject of criminal proceedings, and the city’s safeguarding children partnership is also conducting a review of the circumstances into the tragic death of this young child. “We have fully supported the police investigation, and are committed to working with the partnership in its review and learning from this.” The council said Asiah was not on a child protection plan and was not involved with social work services when she died.