Alfie Philips had 70 visible injuries when he died as well as evidence of fractures to his ribs, arms and leg. His mother Sian Hedges and her former partner Jack Benham are on trial accused of the boy's murder.
An 18-month-old boy died after 'aggressive and violent discipline' at the hands of his mother and her former partner, a court has heard. Alfie Philips had 70 visible injuries when he died in a caravan in Hernhill, near Faversham, in Kent, in November 2020, a jury was told. The boy's mother Sian Hedges, 27, of Yelverton, Devon, and her partner at the time, Jack Benham, 35, are on trial for his murder. Hedges was seen crying in court as details of Alfie's injuries were read aloud.
A month before the baby's death, the pair exchanged text messages, in which Benham appeared to suggest Hedges should bite her son after he had bitten him, which she said she didn't want to do.
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