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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anahita Hossein-Pour

‘Nothing evil’ meant by ‘bite him’ text message, toddler murder trial told

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A man accused of murdering an 18-month-old boy said he meant “nothing evil” by a text message telling the boy’s mother to bite him hard just weeks before his death.

Jack Benham, 35, told Maidstone Crown Court he meant the message as a joke in response to when Sian Hedges, 27, his partner at the time, said her son had bitten her and it hurt.

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