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    Mother and ex-boyfriend jailed for ‘cruel and brutal’ murder of 18-month-old son

    by Anahita Hossein-Pour Jan 12, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Media

    A father has said he was robbed of seeing his son grow up after the boy suffered “extreme brutality” in a “frenzied” attack by his mother and her ex-boyfriend.

    Sam Phillips said his “world stopped” and would never be the same again when he learned of 18-month-old Alfie Phillips’ death in November 2020.

    Sian Hedges, 27, and her former partner Jack Benham, 35, were sentenced at Maidstone Crown Court on Friday to life imprisonment with minimum terms of 19 years and 23 years respectively for the

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