Robyn Mary James, 67, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter after Vicki Butler died the day she gave birth at her Ipswich home west of Brisbane on December 27, 2017. James’s triple-zero call made after the home birth was played to the Brisbane Supreme Court jury on Tuesday on the opening day of her trial. Credit: Darren England/AAPVicki Butler died after complications with the birth of her seventh child. When James arrived two hours later, the court was told Butler and her child appeared to be doing well but the mother later deteriorated. It is alleged James was criminally negligent in her delay in seeking emergency assistance for Butler.