Alfie Philips died on November 28 2020 with a “myriad of bruises” and marks including fractures to his ribs, arms and leg, and signs of smothering to his lips and mouth, Maidstone Crown Court heard on Wednesday. His mother Sian Hedges, 27, of Yelverton, Devon, and her partner at the time Jack Benham, 35, are on trial at Maidstone Crown Court for his murder, which allegedly happened overnight at Benham’s caravan in Hernhill, near Faversham, Kent. Hedges, wearing a black jacket and grey shirt, cried when listening to the prosecution outline Alfie’s injuries. Alfie was pronounced dead at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother hospital in Margate at 12.35pm on November 28. Benham said Hedges would never have hurt Alfie and he repeatedly said in interviews he would “deserve the noose” if he had caused the one-year-old’s death.

Source: The Star October 04, 2023 17:06 UTC