How lockdown may have provided ‘cover’ for deadly child abuse in England
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Sentencing of stepfather of Jacob Crouch for boy’s murder is latest case from first year of Covid-19.
By Jessica Murray, Midlands correspondent
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, Star Hobson, Finley Boden and Jacob Crouch were killed during a seven-month period in 2020 after being subjected to sustained abuse by adults who were supposed to be caring for them.
Arthur, a six-year-old who loved football and superheroes, was murdered by his stepmother in June 2020 after weeks of abuse and torture, including being poisoned with salt-laced drinks and forced to stand in isolation for up to 14 hours.
Star, who was 16 months old, was killed by her mother’s girlfriend, an amateur boxer, in September 2020. Finley Boden, who was 10 months old, was found dead by his parents on Christmas Day in 2020, after sustaining 130 separate injuries 39 days after he was returned to their care.
The latest case to make it to the courts is that of Jacob, a 10-month-old killed by his stepfather on 30 December 2020 after su...
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