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| Alfie Lamb car seat death: Man admits manslaughter | Alfie Lamb car seat death: Man admits manslaughter |
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| A man has admitted crushing a three-year-old to death by reversing his seat as the boy sat in a car footwell. | A man has admitted crushing a three-year-old to death by reversing his seat as the boy sat in a car footwell. |
| Stephen Waterson killed Alfie Lamb, his girlfriend's son, in February 2018. | Stephen Waterson killed Alfie Lamb, his girlfriend's son, in February 2018. |
| He initially denied manslaughter but changed his plea to guilty ahead of a retrial at the Old Bailey. | He initially denied manslaughter but changed his plea to guilty ahead of a retrial at the Old Bailey. |
| In May, Alfie's mother Adrian Hoare - who watched as her son was crushed - was jailed for two years and nine months after being found guilty of child cruelty. | In May, Alfie's mother Adrian Hoare - who watched as her son was crushed - was jailed for two years and nine months after being found guilty of child cruelty. |
| Sentencing her, Mr Justice Kerr told Hoare: "There was an element of deliberate disregard for Alfie's welfare." | Sentencing her, Mr Justice Kerr told Hoare: "There was an element of deliberate disregard for Alfie's welfare." |
| The court had heard that Waterson was annoyed at Alfie's crying on a journey back from a shopping trip and moved his seat into him as he sat in the footwell at his mother's feet. | The court had heard that Waterson was annoyed at Alfie's crying on a journey back from a shopping trip and moved his seat into him as he sat in the footwell at his mother's feet. |
| When Alfie continued to moan, Waterson reversed again, saying: "I won't be told what to do by a three-year-old," Hoare told jurors. | When Alfie continued to moan, Waterson reversed again, saying: "I won't be told what to do by a three-year-old," Hoare told jurors. |
| Alfie collapsed in the car and died in hospital three days later. | Alfie collapsed in the car and died in hospital three days later. |
| Stephen Waterson, the adopted son of former Tory minister Nigel Waterson, admitted manslaughter by gross negligence on what was set to be the first day of a retrial. | |
| He was remanded in custody to be sentenced on 9 September. | |
| Det Ch Insp Simon Harding said: "For a three-and-a-half-year-old to be crushed by something so strong and no one helping, it's a shocking way to die. | Det Ch Insp Simon Harding said: "For a three-and-a-half-year-old to be crushed by something so strong and no one helping, it's a shocking way to die. |
| "Stephen Waterson has come across as a selfish, abhorrent individual". | "Stephen Waterson has come across as a selfish, abhorrent individual". |
| Angela Moriarty, from the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "This was a harrowing and difficult case for all those involved, but finally justice has been served for Alfie." |