Carla Scott guilty of manslaughter while Dirk Howell convicted of murder after child found with 50 injuries in Droitwich

A mother has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her nine-year-old son, who was found unresponsive in a cold bath with 50 injuries all over his body, while her partner has been found guilty of his murder.

Prosecutors said that nine-year-old Alfie Steele was repeatedly assaulted, beaten and put in a cold bath as part of a cruel and “sinister” punishment regime by Carla Scott and Dirk Howell in Droitwich, Worcestershire.

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Source: The Guardian