Manchester City star Erling Haaland has made history by becoming the first player to be named both the Premier League's Player and Young Player of the Season in the same campaign.
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A mother and father have been jailed for life for the murder of their baby son on Christmas Day.
Shannon Marsden and Stephen Boden were said in Derby Crown Court to have inflicted 130 separate injuries on Finley Boden before he fatally collapsed in 2020. He had 71 bruises, 57 bone breaks, fractures, and burns. Finley also had fractures to his collarbones and thighs while his pelvis had been broken in two places - possibly due to sustained "kicking or stamping".
The 10-month-old boy also had two burns on his left hand with one believed to be from a "hot, flat surface" and other probably "from a cigarette lighter flame". Marsden must serve a minimum of 27 years and Boden a minimum of 29 years in prison.
Sentencing them on Friday, Mrs Justice Amanda Tipples labelled the pair "persuasive and accomplished liars" who inflicted "unimaginable cruelty" on their son.
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She said: “You both knew that Finley was very seriously ill and dying… yet you deliberately failed to seek any medical help for him and you made sure that he was not seen by anyone that could have rescued him and taken him away from your care.
“He was subject to repeated abuse on multiple occasions. Once the injuries had been inflicted, Finley’s daily experience was one of considerable pain, distress and suffering.
“It was obvious to both of you by December 16 that Finley was very seriously injured, and he was utterly miserable. He was no longer able to sit up and play with his toys. He was unable to feed himself.”
She added: “By the evening of December 23 he was plainly dying. There was nothing subtle about this at all. It was plainly obvious to both of you.”
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Manchester City star Erling Haaland has made history by becoming the first player to be named both the Premier League's Player and Young Player of the Season in the same campaign.
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