BREAKING: Alfie Steele's mum has been jailed for 27 years and her partner for life with a minimum term of 32 years after they were found guilty of killing her nine-year-old son.
He died after subjected to a cruel regime of abuse which included being whipped with belts or flip-flops and ‘other more sinister forms of punishment’ like being ‘dunked’ in a freezing bath.
Howell was jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years at the same court, while Scott was handed sentences totalling 27 years, of which she would serve at least 17 behind bars. ‘In my judgment some of your actions can properly be described as sadistic. The risks of killing [Alfie] by your conduct were real and obvious.’
The court heard Alfie, who was found lifeless with a body temperature of 23C, may have been put back in a warm bath as the couple tried to pass off the murder as an accidental drowning.
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