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| Man jailed for killing boy aged 2 | Man jailed for killing boy aged 2 |
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| A man who killed his girlfriend's two-year-old son after weeks of systematic violence has been jailed for six years. | A man who killed his girlfriend's two-year-old son after weeks of systematic violence has been jailed for six years. |
| Joshua Jones was found dead at the home of his mother Nichola Bowman, 24, and Wayne Daveport, 26, in Tilbury Place, Runcorn, in November 2007. | Joshua Jones was found dead at the home of his mother Nichola Bowman, 24, and Wayne Daveport, 26, in Tilbury Place, Runcorn, in November 2007. |
| Bowman, 24, who was found guilty of allowing her child to be harmed, was given a six-month suspended sentence during the hearing on Friday. | Bowman, 24, who was found guilty of allowing her child to be harmed, was given a six-month suspended sentence during the hearing on Friday. |
| Davenport was convicted of manslaughter at Chester Crown Court in July. | Davenport was convicted of manslaughter at Chester Crown Court in July. |
| Bowman had left her son in the care of Davenport, who had a history of drug abuse and violence, while she went to a pub. | |
| Teeth marks | |
| Prosecutors said Davenport had "lost his patience" and killed the two-year-old after subjecting him to weeks of physical abuse. | |
| On the night that he died, Davenport called an ambulance saying Joshua was limp and lifeless. The child was pronounced dead when paramedics arrived. | |
| Bowman told social services she would not leave her son with Davenport | |
| Post-mortem tests found Joshua had suffered bruises to his thighs, knees and arm. | |
| He had scratches to his ankle, three marks on his back, and had suffered a broken arm and two rib fractures. | |
| The toddler also had bite marks on his arm, which matched Davenport's teeth. | |
| Days before Joshua's death Bowman told social services she would not leave her son alone with Davenport. | |
| Judge Mr Justice Ouseley, sentencing, described her as "a victim" and suspended her six-month sentence for two years. |