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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Liam James

Mother and father guilty of ‘savage’ Christmas Day murder of baby son after burning him

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A cannabis-smoking mother and father have been convicted of the “savage and brutal” Christmas Day murder of their baby son, after burning and beating him “in repeated acts of severe violence” in the days before his death.

Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22, were convicted on Friday following a five-week trial at Derby Crown Court, after the death of Finley Boden in the winter 2020 Covid lockdown – 39 days after he was placed back into their care.

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