A British stepfather will spend greater than 20 years behind bars for the dying of his 1-year-old stepson. Christopher Stockton initially claimed that Charlie Roberts had choked on a cookie, however an investigation later shut that story down. On Friday (February 7), the Crown Prosecution Providers (CPS) sentenced the British stepfather to a minimal of 25 years behind bars for homicide. Prosecutors additionally got here for the toddler’s mom, Paula Roberts.
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In accordance with a CPS press release, Charlie died on January 12, 2024, when he was 22 months previous. Lower than 20 minutes after the toddler’s mom left their house, his stepfather rang emergency providers. CPS stories that Paula was headed to work, whereas the Durham Constabulary, native police, mentioned she had an optician’s appointment.
He reportedly instructed personnel that Charlie wasn’t respiratory after he had choked on one thing whereas taking part in in a toy tunnel. Moreover, he claimed the boy had grow to be “lifeless and floppy” and admitted that the boy had had a cookie earlier, suggesting which may’ve triggered him to choke. Nevertheless, when paramedics checked Charlie, they didn’t discover something blocking his throat.
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