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Mother and ex-boyfriend guilty of the murder of her toddler son in caravan

Source: PA Media

The mother of an 18-month-old boy and her former partner have been found guilty of his murder after a night of “violent discipline” where he suffered 70 injuries to his body.

Alfie Phillips was beaten to death and smothered in an overnight attack by the pair fuelled by whisky and cocaine, and died with a “myriad of bruises”, broken ribs, arms and leg, and traces of cocaine in his body.

Following a nine-week trial at , Sian Hedges, 27,, .

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