RIP, Finley. Utterly heartbreaking
A couple have been jailed for a combined total of 56 years for killing a 10-month-old baby boy. A jury found Stephen Boden and partner Shannon Marsden guilty of the "savage and brutal murder" of Finley Boden.
"How did Finley die? After his ribs were fractured, in the absence of any medical care or attention, Finley’s body tried to cope with all of his broken bones, his pain and swelling. Because of the large number of rib fractures, Finley struggled to breathe as well as he had done before. She said: "Finley relied on his mother and father to look after him and seek medical attention for him. They did not do that, neither of them. In the days leading up to his death, neither of his parents took him to their GP, the hospital or called 111 or 999 to get help for Finley until he died. There were professionals who could have helped him. Why did they fail to seek medical help?
Finley was returned to Boden and Marsden’s care, in a legal bid supported by the couple, over a set eight-week period by a family court order, despite Derbyshire social services asking for a longer six-month transition. Just weeks after the baby was back living with the couple, a social worker looked through the window to see Finley “lying on the sofa, by himself”, however, the youngster remained in his parents’ care.
Boden admitted that he continued a sexual relationship with Marsden after being arrested and bailed in late 2020, despite not being allowed to contact each other under their bail conditions. After being arrested again and remanded in custody in early 2022, the pair sent Valentine’s Day cards and letters to each other, in which Marsden, 22, said she would love Boden “forever” and would “always be standing by” her partner.
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