Mum and ex-boyfriend murdered 18-month-old boy in caravan during 'night of violence'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mother and her ex-boyfriend brutally murdered her 18-month-old son in a 'night of violence' inside a caravan. Alfie Phillips suffered 70 injuries to his body in the overnight attack by Sian Hedges, 27, and Jack Benham, 35, in his caravan in Hernhill, Kent, in November 2020.
Hedges, of Yelverton in Devon, and Benham, of Hernhill, had denied harming Alfie but were both found guilty of Alfie’s cocaine and whiskey-fuelled murder after a nine-week trial at Maidstone Crown Court.
On Friday, the killers were sentenced to life imprisonment with minimum terms of 19 years for Hedges and 23 years for Benham. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...
just click here to give it a go. READ MORE: Taxi driver was over three times drink-drive limit as she transported children to school The court heard that the little boy died with a “myriad of bruises”, broken ribs, arms and a leg.
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