Harvey was killed in 'one final act of violence'
Lying Leila Borrington gave a "false account" a break to her stepson's arm was "an accident", said a judge. Mr Justice Nicklin sentenced her for two violent attacks on vulnerable three-year-old Harvey Borrington before she ultimately killed him in one final act of violence.
As Harvey's carer, first aid-trained Borrington delayed giving medical help to Harvey and videoed him unconscious on the living room floor. His death from a sustained violent assault, where he suffered a skull fracture, was the culmination of violence at the hands of Borrington, who caused a spiral fracture to his left arm months earlier on April 24, 2021,
Borrington said she caused the bruising to his cheeks to remove food from Harvey's mouth - but the jury were sure that she had caused those injuries deliberately, said the judge, as he sentenced her to six months concurrently. And, he said, the incident that led to Harvey’s death took place just before 2pm on Saturday, August 6, 2021, when her partner Jonathan had gone out to the cinema, leaving her at home with Harvey.
"Precisely what happened to Harvey only you know. By their verdict, the jury were sure that your account of Harvey having fallen, hitting his head on the floor, was not the truth, or at least not the full truth.
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