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| Jamie Kightley death trial: Parents found guilty | Jamie Kightley death trial: Parents found guilty |
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| A couple have been found guilty of causing or allowing the death of their seven-week-old son. | A couple have been found guilty of causing or allowing the death of their seven-week-old son. |
| Jamie Kightley suffered severe brain injuries and more than 40 fractures and died soon after he was admitted to hospital on 17 March 2012. | Jamie Kightley suffered severe brain injuries and more than 40 fractures and died soon after he was admitted to hospital on 17 March 2012. |
| Jacqueline Parker, 21, and Adam Kightley, 24, of London Road, Northampton, had denied the charge. | Jacqueline Parker, 21, and Adam Kightley, 24, of London Road, Northampton, had denied the charge. |
| A charge of murder against both defendants was dropped at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday. | A charge of murder against both defendants was dropped at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday. |
| Jamie was found "not breathing" at 06:30 by Mr Kightley, who when questioned in court said he did not pick up and cuddle his son because he was "in shock". | |
| 'Wall of silence' | |
| The baby had extensive bruising all over his body, no pulse and was not breathing when he arrived at Northampton General Hospital by ambulance. | |
| He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. | |
| The prosecution said Jamie had been assaulted about two weeks before his death and again within hours of his death, but that both parents had "hidden behind a wall of silence" over who was responsible. | |
| Kightley and Parker agreed they had been drinking and smoking cannabis the night before Jamie's death but denied doing anything to harm their son. | |
| When asked about bruises on his body, Parker claimed she had not seen them until Jamie was in hospital. | |
| She also said Jamie went seven hours without being fed the day before his death. |