London (IANS) | A couple have been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of their newborn son in Britain. This information was given in a report in the media on Saturday. During sentencing on Friday, Judge Amanda Tipples said Stephen Bowden and partner Shannon Marsden, from Chesterfield, Dubyshire, had subjected their 10-month-old son Finlay to unimaginable cruelty, the BBC reported.
On December 25 last year, Finley was taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead.
Finley’s bones were broken in 57 places as a result of the injury. There were 71 injury marks on his body. There were also burn marks on his left hand at two places.
Finley’s fractured bones resulted in infections including pneumonia and sepsis, which eventually led to his death.
According to the BBC report, toxicology tests revealed traces of cannabis in Finley’s blood, indicating that he had consumed cannabis within 24 hours before his death.
The court, after hearing the case, convicted the couple Bowden and Marsden.
–IANS
