A couple has been convicted of the'savage and horrific' Christmas Day murder of their baby son.
A cannabis-smoking mother and father from England were convicted of their baby son's "savage and brutal" Christmas Day murder, after burning and beating him "in repeated acts of severe violence" in the days before his death. Stephen Boden (30) and Shannon Marsden (22) were convicted on Friday after a five-week trial at Derby Crown Court, after Finley Boden's death in the winter 2020 Covid lockdown - 39 days after he was returned to their care. Prosecutor Mary Prior described Finley, a 10-month-old boy, as having endured a slew of "appalling" injuries, including 71 bruises and 57 fractures, many of which occurred in the hours before his fatal collapse. Finley, a 10-month-old boy, suffered a plethora of "appalling" injuries, including 71 bruises and 57 fractures, many of which occurred in the hours before his fatal collapse, according to prosecutor Mary Prior. Finley's pelvis had been broken in two places, likely as a result of pr...