Phillip John Welsh pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of 17-month-old Malcolm Bell when he appeared at the High Court in Auckland. A man has admitted throwing his 17-month-old step-son against the frame of a sofa and killing him, following an argument with his partner. While the little boy was fighting for his life in hospital, police intercepted a phone call between Welsh and Savanna Bell. What’d you do to him before I even had him?”In other intercepted calls, Welsh told family and friends that Savanna Bell was responsible. Six days after being admitted to hospital, Malcolm Bell died.

Source: Stuff September 08, 2020 01:30 UTC