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15-04-2023, 03:51 PM
Patrick Sawer
Sat, 15 April 2023 at 12:36 am SGT·
A mother and father who spent their days smoking cannabis killed their baby on Christmas Day after using lockdown as cover for their brutal treatment of him.
Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22, were found guilty on Friday of the murder of Finley Boden during the winter 2020 Covid lockdown.
His death came just 39 days after he was placed back into their care by a family court.
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The trial judge, Mrs Justice Tipples was on the verge of tears as she praised the "extremely impressive" jurors for their "dedication, commitment and patience".
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10-month-old Finley suffered a catalogue of "appalling" injuries, including 71 bruises over his body and 57 fractures, many inflicted in the short period before his fatal collapse.
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Finley's pelvis had been broken in two places, possibly from sustained "kicking or stamping", and that he had suffered two burns on his left hand "from a hot, flat surface" and probably "from a cigarette lighter flame".
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throughout the 39 days in which Finley lived with them, Boden and Marsden conspired to keep social workers and other health professionals from seeing the child, using social distancing measures as an excuse.
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a family court ordered that baby Finley be returned to his parents after nine months living with other family members, it did so in the hope they would ensure his well being.
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This came despite social workers asking for a six month transition period, along with a 12-month supervision period
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Finley had been made the subject of a child protection plan by social services a month before he was born because of his parents’ heavy use of cannabis.
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Family members expressed their anguish at the family court’s decision to return Finley to Boden and Marsden.
A source close to the family told The Telegraph: “They were on their knees begging the family court not to send him back to his mum and dad. They were desperate to keep him because he feared what might happen to him.
Full report at: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/finley-boden-...20576.html
Sat, 15 April 2023 at 12:36 am SGT·
A mother and father who spent their days smoking cannabis killed their baby on Christmas Day after using lockdown as cover for their brutal treatment of him.
Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22, were found guilty on Friday of the murder of Finley Boden during the winter 2020 Covid lockdown.
His death came just 39 days after he was placed back into their care by a family court.
......
The trial judge, Mrs Justice Tipples was on the verge of tears as she praised the "extremely impressive" jurors for their "dedication, commitment and patience".
......
10-month-old Finley suffered a catalogue of "appalling" injuries, including 71 bruises over his body and 57 fractures, many inflicted in the short period before his fatal collapse.
......
Finley's pelvis had been broken in two places, possibly from sustained "kicking or stamping", and that he had suffered two burns on his left hand "from a hot, flat surface" and probably "from a cigarette lighter flame".
......
throughout the 39 days in which Finley lived with them, Boden and Marsden conspired to keep social workers and other health professionals from seeing the child, using social distancing measures as an excuse.
......
a family court ordered that baby Finley be returned to his parents after nine months living with other family members, it did so in the hope they would ensure his well being.
......
This came despite social workers asking for a six month transition period, along with a 12-month supervision period
......
Finley had been made the subject of a child protection plan by social services a month before he was born because of his parents’ heavy use of cannabis.
......
Family members expressed their anguish at the family court’s decision to return Finley to Boden and Marsden.
A source close to the family told The Telegraph: “They were on their knees begging the family court not to send him back to his mum and dad. They were desperate to keep him because he feared what might happen to him.
Full report at: https://sg.style.yahoo.com/finley-boden-...20576.html
