A mother and her partner have been convicted of killing her nine-year-old son in the bath after months of abuse.
Alfie Steele was found unresponsive at his home in Droitwich, Worcestershire, in February 2021.
Dirk Howell, 41, was found guilty of murdering the young boy and his mother, Carla Scott, was convicted of manslaughter.
The jury at Coventry Crown Court found her not guilty of murdering Alfie.
Jurors deliberated for 10 hours over the case after weeks of hearing horrific details of Alfie’s final months.
They were told they would never have to sit on a jury again.
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