Alfie Steele: Mum and partner guilty of killing boy in bath

A parent and her spouse person been convicted of sidesplitting her nine-year-old lad successful the bath aft months of abuse.

Alfie Steele was recovered unresponsive astatine his location successful Droitwich, Worcestershire, successful February 2021.

Dirk Howell, 41, was recovered blameworthy of murdering the young lad and his mother, Carla Scott, was convicted of manslaughter.

The assemblage astatine Coventry Crown Court recovered her not blameworthy of murdering Alfie.

Jurors deliberated for 10 hours implicit the lawsuit aft weeks of proceeding horrific details of Alfie's last months.

They were told they would ne'er person to beryllium connected a assemblage again.

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