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Kieren Williams

Dad beat son, 11, to death in playground then lied he had fallen out of tree

A vile dad beat his 11-year-old son to death then lied about it, claiming he had fallen from a tree.

Michael Harrison has been sentenced to at least 21 years in jail for killing his son Mikey, who tragically died on June 18, last year.

After attacking the youngster, Harrison then drove them both to Shipley Country Park, Heanor, Derbyshire, and called an ambulance, saying Mikey had fallen out of a tree when they were playing hide and seek.

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