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Mother guilty of toddler's murder | Mother guilty of toddler's murder |
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A mother has been found guilty of murdering her 21-month-old son in south-east London. | A mother has been found guilty of murdering her 21-month-old son in south-east London. |
Bobby Louch was found with about 80 bruises and injuries at his home in Bexleyheath, in December 2008. | Bobby Louch was found with about 80 bruises and injuries at his home in Bexleyheath, in December 2008. |
Collette Harris, 30, from Dartford, had denied killing Bobby and also denied an alternative charge of causing or allowing the toddler's death. | Collette Harris, 30, from Dartford, had denied killing Bobby and also denied an alternative charge of causing or allowing the toddler's death. |
At the Old Bailey, Harris's former boyfriend James Phillips, 25, from Erith, was acquitted on all counts. | At the Old Bailey, Harris's former boyfriend James Phillips, 25, from Erith, was acquitted on all counts. |
'Forehead bruises' | |
Bobby had fatal damages to his brain and abdomen. | |
Most of the injuries were from the 48 hours leading up to his death on 29 December 2008. | |
He had been treated for a broken leg three weeks prior to his death and was kept in for a scan when bruises were seen on his forehead. | |
Harris, complained she was being "victimised" and said the bruises were the result of Bobby banging his head on his cot. | |
She screamed "Oh my God" and collapsed in tears as the jury found her guilty of murder. | |
Harris was given a life sentence and must serve a minimum of 16 years in prison. |