A mother sobbed and screamed murderer at her ex moments after a court ruled them responsible for the death of her three-week-old baby.
Roxanne Davis, 30, and Samuel Davies, 24, were both convicted of causing or allowing the death of little Stanley Davis.
The trial heard the baby died of a skull fracture and brain haemorrhage at just 24-days-old on March 28, 2017.
He also suffered 32 fractures to his ribs and nine fractures to his arms and legs. These injuries happened on three separate occasions.
After the verdicts were announced, Davies, who was not the childs biological father, shook his head and Davis sobbed, prompting Judge Jane Miller QC to call for her to be quiet.
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But after the pair were told they would be remanded in custody until sentencing on December 7, Davis, from Gosport, Hampshire, shouted: You have got it wrong, Sam, just tell them you done it.
She continued: Thanks a lot Sam, you murderer.
Judge Miller said: They both will be remanded in custody, I cannot countenance either of them being on bail.
The court heard the former couple, who are not married but share similar surnames, had a fractious relationship, with the police called to the property on March 11 by neighbours who reported shouting coming from their flat.
Both defendants tested positive for cocaine and cannabis following their arrest after Stanley was taken to hospital.
The first sign that Stanley had suffered any harm was when a health visitor found a bruise behind his right ear.
Davies, from Southampton, told the court: That baby from day two was passed around like a parcel.
On the previous day, March 15, Davies had taken a photo of an article in The Sun newspaper about a mother who had taken her dead baby on to a bus to avoid detection over the childs death from a head injury.
The court also heard that Davis posted a video on Facebook on March 20, the day before Stanley was taken to hospital, seriously ill, of Stanley fitting, along with the comment: My baby is 16 days should he be doing this already.
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The boy died a week later.
Prosecutor Carl Anderson said: During post-natal appointments and check-ups, Davis and Davies gave medical staff the impression there were no problems with Stanley and only reported difficulties in getting him to take his milk.
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The reality was quite different. Both knew Stanley had already suffered serious injuries but neither said anything, leaving Stanley without the medical attention he desperately needed.
Both the defendants denied killing Stanley but it was clear from all the evidence that one of them had caused the horrific head injury that killed him.
The other was, or should have been aware, that there was a risk of serious harm to Stanley because of the multiple fractures he had already suffered but instead of doing something to prevent anything further happening to him, they did nothing.
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