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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Tom Ambrose

Mother and ex-boyfriend found guilty of killing Kyrell Matthews, two

Phylesia Shirley, 24
Phylesia Shirley, 24, who had previously worked in children’s services at Croydon council. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock

A mother and her ex-boyfriend have been found guilty of killing a two-year-old boy after their abuse was caught on secret mobile phone recordings.

Kyrell Matthews, from Thornton Heath in south London, had 41 rib fractures and internal bleeding from a 4cm cut to his liver when he was killed on 20 October 2019.

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