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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raphael Boyd and Mark Brown

UK court finds man guilty of sexual abuse and murder of adopted baby

Preston Davey
Preston Davey died as a result of acute upper airways obstruction. Photograph: Twitter X/Lancashire Police

A schoolteacher described as a “serial manipulator and a serial liar” has been found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering a baby he and his partner had adopted.

Jamie Varley, 37, of Staining, Lancashire, had denied being responsible for the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey but after an eight-week trial was found guilty of the baby’s murder, as well as two counts of assault by penetration, five counts of cruelty to a child, grievous bodily harm and sexual assault of a child.

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