Mikey Harrison: Man jailed for murder of 11-year-old son

A antheral has been jailed for beingness for the execution of his 11-year-old son.

Mikey Harrison was recovered by exigency services successful Thorpes Road, adjacent Shipley Country Park, successful Heanor, Derbyshire, connected 18 June, and died aboriginal that day.

Michael Harrison initially claimed his lad had fallen retired of a tree, but aboriginal pleaded blameworthy to manslaughter, past admitted execution earlier this year.

At Derby Crown Court the 41-year-old was fixed a minimum word of 21 years and six months.

The tribunal heard Mikey, alternatively than being wounded successful a fall, was successful information injured successful an onslaught 4 hours earlier the exigency telephone was made.

Harrison, of Eaton Terrace successful Nottingham, enactment his lad into his van earlier driving him to the park.

A aesculapian adept said helium would apt person survived terrible interior bleeding had assistance been summoned immediately.

The tribunal was told Harrison went "crazy" and threw a seat earlier attacking his son, punching him and banging his caput connected a table.

A post-mortem introspection recovered Mikey had suffered terrible lacerations to his liver.

He had besides suffered aggregate blunt unit injuries to his head, arms, backmost and legs.

The prosecution said Harrison had stripped their rented location successful Heanor to destruct immoderate evidence.

The tribunal heard his lad was described arsenic a "sweet and funny" boy, with an infectious laugh, who loved dancing, singing and teddies.

Judge Shaun Smith told Harrison "what you did that greeting ended the beingness of a small lad and emptied the lives of galore others".