An 18-month-old boy died after “aggressive, violent discipline” at the hands of his mother and her former partner fuelled by drugs and drink, leaving him with 70 visible injuries and bruises, a court has heard.
Alfie Phillips died on November 28 2020 with a “myriad of bruises” and marks including fractures to his ribs, arms and leg, and signs of smothering to his lips and mouth, Maidstone Crown Court heard on Wednesday.
