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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Cooper

Father who murdered 11-year-old son in brutal assault jailed for life

Derbyshire Police

A man who waited for almost four hours to call an ambulance after inflicting fatal injuries on his “undernourished” 11-year-old son has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 21 years and six months.

Michael Harrison pleaded guilty last month to the murder of Mikey Harrison, who died in hospital in June last year after paramedics were called to a country park.

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