A British stepfather will spend greater than 20 years behind bars for the loss of life of his 1-year-old stepson. Christopher Stockton initially claimed that Charlie Roberts had choked on a cookie, however an investigation later shut that story down. On Friday (February 7), the Crown Prosecution Companies (CPS) sentenced the British stepfather for homicide. Prosecutors additionally got here for the toddler’s mom, Paula Roberts.
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British Courtroom Determines Stepfather Did THIS
In line with a CPS press launch, Charlie died on January 13, 2024, when he was 22 months previous. Lower than 20 minutes after the toddler’s mom left their dwelling the day earlier than, his stepfather rang emergency companies. CPS stories that Paula was headed to work, whereas the Durham Constabulary, native police, stated she had an optician’s appointment.
Christopher Stockton reportedly advised personnel that Charlie Roberts had stopped respiration whereas taking part in in a toy tunnel in the lounge. Moreover, he claimed the boy had grow to be “lifeless and floppy” and admitted that the boy had eaten a cookie earlier. He was principally suggesting which may’ve brought on the boy to choke. Nonetheless, when paramedics checked Charlie, they didn’t discover something blocking his airways. As a substitute, they discovered that the 22-month-old had a “severe head damage” and transported him by ambulance to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
“…regardless of the perfect efforts of the emergency companies, he sadly by no means regained consciousness and died the next day. Specialists stated that, given the severity of the damage, it will need to have been sustained instantly earlier than Stockton referred to as an ambulance and was attributable to extreme trauma from being shaken or thrown,” Durham police stated of their assertion.
It’s unclear how precisely Charlie in the end sustained the pinnacle damage, however Stockton will spend a minimal of 25 years behind bars for the incident.
Christopher Stockton Had Violent Historical past With His Stepson That Mom Ignored
CPS and Durham police additionally revealed that Stockton was violent together with his stepson all through his relationship with Paula Roberts, which began in early 2023. He met Charlie in March 2023, days after his first birthday. Within the coming month, the toddler sustained a number of bruises on separate events.
Paula knew what was occurring. She had purchased and positioned a spy digital camera in her son’s bed room. She additionally advised certainly one of her members of the family she had considerations about Christopher. Nonetheless, the mom uncared for to report Stockton any of her son’s accidents, regardless of having image proof of bruises and accidents to the 1-year-old’s physique. In textual content messages, she claimed she’d take her son for medical consideration however by no means did. She had pleaded responsible to a toddler neglect cost.
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