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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent

UK man who punched 11-year-old son to death jailed for life

Michael Harrison
Michael Harrison eventually admitted having punched his son in the abdomen several times. Photograph: Derbyshire police

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his 11-year-old son, who he punched repeatedly then took to a park from where he told emergency services his child had fallen out of a tree.

Michael Harrison, 41, previously pleaded guilty to the murder of Mikey Harrison, who was injured on 18 June last year and later died in hospital.

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