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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liam James

The chilling text message killer stepmother sent as three year-old boy lay dying

Nottinghamshire Police

As a three-year-old boy lay dying, his stepmother went straight for her phone.

But Leila Borrington did not call 999 right away, instead filming the child and sending the clip to her husband with the message: “Why does this happen to me?”

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