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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Connor Teale & Ethan Davies

The monster babysitter who murdered a toddler and threw him into a fireplace

A monster babysitter who sexually abused a toddler and beat him to death is expected to serve his full sentence after concerns he could be released from prison early.

Joshua Cook was 17 years old when he punched and kicked helpless one-year-old baby Charlie Johnson before hurling him into a fireplace. The assault was so horrific that Mr Justice Grigson, presiding over the case in Bradford Crown Court, said he could find 'no suitable words' to describe the actions of Cook when he sentenced him to life in prison for murder in June 2008.

The 22-month-old tot suffered horrific head injuries and severe brain damage, meaning surgeons could not save him. Cook had been spotted carrying Charlie's body down the street by a neighbour who called 999 and tried to resuscitate him, Yorkshire Live reports.

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