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Absolute *** of our time Pt.MXXVI

By Daggers, in General Chat

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FoxyPV

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Murder trial shown mobile phone clips of baby being tortured

Thursday, 18 November 2010

Shocking video clips taken by a man slapping and kicking a crying 15-month-old boy he later allegedly murdered were shown to a court yesterday.

Jurors held hands over their mouths as they watched the clips taken on a mobile phone as the screams and cries of baby Charlie Hunt rang out in the hushed courtroom.

Darren Newton (32), from Earby, Lancashire, took the videos for his "pleasure" and "satisfaction" as over a number of months he abused his girlfriend's young son, Manchester Crown Court heard.

Newton hid his "dark and wicked side" to film the graphic clips while Charlie's mother, Laura Chapman, was out of the house and the factory worker was left alone with the baby.

Titles of the series of clips included 'Crying, no toys in pen, ahhhh', 'Squeezing toe in cot', 'Two minutes of pain' and 'Shivering no water', taken when Charlie was naked in an empty bath.

In one graphic clip, titled 'Happy Slap' taken two weeks before Charlie died, and a precursor, the prosecution alleges, to the fatal attack, Newton is seen to slap the child 12 times on the head as he screams.

As tears rolled down the cheeks of the sobbing youngster, Newton is seen forcing his finger into the tot's ear then roughly twisting the ear as Charlie raises his hand in defence.

The clip ends with the crying child being kicked on the floor.

Two weeks later, Charlie was taken to hospital and died from head injuries in what the prosecution claims was a final, fatal attack. Charlie was found to have severe brain injuries, including swelling and bleeding to his brain and damage and bleeding to his eyes.

Newton pleaded guilty to 12 counts of child cruelty but denies two counts of child cruelty and the murder of Charlie on November 19 last year.

Dennis Watson said Newton "took pleasure from the fact Charlie was suffering from cruel and wicked behaviour".

Opening the case for the prosecution, Mr Watson continued: "Between June last year and November last year, Darren Newton, this defendant in the dock, carried out repeated assaults and other acts of cruelty on a young boy, Charlie Hunt, who was barely a year old.

"Not only did he do that he filmed himself doing it on his mobile phone."

Ms Chapman met Newton in early 2009, after moving in next door to him, where he lived with his parents in Earby.

And though he was not the father, it appeared he got on well with Charlie, but he was also "protective" and "private" about his mobile phone.

"The sad truth was whatever the outward appearances, they hid a dark and wicked side to the defendant which only surfaced when he was alone with Charlie," Mr Watson added. "That side of him was only discovered after Charlie had died."

In months leading up to his death, Charlie was taken to hospital suffering from vomiting and "fits" but was discharged.

But on November 19 last year, Newton was again left alone with the youngster. He had finished his 6am to 2pm shift at a local factory and was home by 2.30pm.

By 4.30pm, as Charlie deteriorated, he went next door for help and, as his father gave mouth-to-mouth to the child, he called an ambulance.

Charlie appeared limp and was struggling to breathe. He was rushed to Airedale Hospital, West Yorkshire, but was pronounced dead at 5.45pm.

Doctors noticed he had bruises on his right eyelid, right cheek and right big toe, the court heard.

Newton later told police he played with the child but when he went to change his nappy noticed his eyes were "glazed".

He said the boy looked like he had had a fit but tests by doctors showed Charlie had suffered massive head trauma.

During a post-mortem, which concluded head injuries as the cause of death, the pathologist noticed brain trauma, suspended the procedure and called in more specialist medics to assess the damage to the child.

The child was found to have suffered extensive bleeding to his retina and brain, swelling to the brain and deep bruising to the top of the head.

There was also an area of "dead" brain tissue and some of the injuries dated back to the period when Charlie had been taken to hospital suffering "fits", according to medical experts.

A Home Office pathologist concluded the injuries were deliberately inflicted and not caused by a fit or convulsion.

"Those head injuries are completely inconsistent with the defendant's explanation of a fit," Mr Watson added.

"On the contrary, the injuries are consistent with Charlie being struck on the head in a very similar manner to that seen in the previous video clip, 'Happy Slap' two weeks earlier. Charlie had been hit and hit shortly before he died."

With the findings, Newton was arrested and detectives examined his mobile phone, finding the clips he had taken during the abuse.

The trial is expected to last three weeks.

Read more: http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/republic-of-ireland/murder-trial-shown-mobile-phone-clips-of-baby-being-tortured-15007220.html#ixzz15fE7kvmk

  • 2 weeks later...
MikeyT

MikeyT

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Things like this give me Dexter Morgan like tendencies.

He really shouldn't be allowed to breathe.

I second this. I can't comprehend someone doing something like this. There are no words.

Pst

Pst

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And people support the death penalty. Why the fvck should he be allowed a quick way out?

100% this. Hopefully he'll get what he deserves in prison.

Wycombe Fox

Wycombe Fox

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And people support the death penalty. Why the fvck should he be allowed a quick way out?

Believe me it wouldn't be quick. In fact it would be over the same length of time that he abused that child.

A few slaps around the head every now and again, something large and hard rammed into his ear, another few slaps just to detach the retinas and optic nerves rendering him blind so that he, just like the little lad, doesn't see the last, fatal blow coming.

B*stard.

StanSP

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Blow the motherfucker up.

Paralyse him from the neck down. Stick his head in a microwave and turn it on*

*I may have watched The Last House on the Left recently

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  • 6 months later...
davieG

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David Secker was passing on a phone number to a friend

A man spotted using two mobile phones while behind the wheel of his car has been banned from driving for 12 months.

Norwich magistrates heard David Secker, 34, was seen talking on one phone while holding the other as if texting.

Secker, who is unemployed, did not appear to be holding the steering wheel when he was spotted on the 70mph A47 at Blofield, near Norwich on 17 May.

He was sentenced after last month being convicted of using a mobile phone while driving and having no insurance.

Secker, of Rimington Road, Sprowston, near Norwich, was also fined £150 and his licence was endorsed with 14 penalty points.

His solicitor Simon Nicholls told the court his client had been holding the second phone to read out a telephone number with his hand on the wheel and that he was not, as has been reported in the press, using his knees to drive his M-registration Vauxhall Tigra.

'Fairly treated'The court heard that when officers pulled Secker over, they had to wait for him to finish his phone conversation.

Prosecutor Denis King said: "He was seen holding a mobile phone to his right ear and as he moved closer the officer saw he was holding another phone in his other hand as though he was texting."

Secker had been found guilty in his absence of using a mobile phone while driving, having no insurance and not being in a position to have proper control.

Outside court, Secker said: "I think the magistrates treated me fairly."

Mr Nicholls said: "We hear about people driving while eating apples and doing all kind of stupid things.

"He accepts he made a mistake and will learn from it."

  • 4 weeks later...
MikeyT

MikeyT

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A drunken lout broke a woman's jaw for questioning his behaviour after he threw a burger at her outside McDonald's.

But the culprit has been spared jail, to the anger of the victim's partner, who called it "a complete insult".

Reece James Bell was given a suspended sentence at Leicester Crown Court yesterday.

The victim, Sarah Lucas, was "petrified" for weeks after the attack, said her partner Adam Gibson, 26, of Braunstone Town.

He said: "I think it is absolutely disgusting. When you think about youngsters who were given time in jail for encouraging riots on Facebook, and this guy gets a suspended sentence for punching a woman in the face and fracturing her jaw – it's a joke and it makes no sense."

Bell (19), of Windley Road, Saffron Lane, Leicester, and 31-year-old Sarah first encountered each other outside the McDonald's, near the Clock Tower, on March 13, when she was on a night out with a friend.

Bell initially exchanged words with the friend, asking her to get him a burger, even though he was holding one in his hand. When she told him to get his own, Bell threw his burger at her.

It missed, striking Sarah, a mother of three, who asked him why he had thrown it.

He responded by punching her three times in the face.

Jonathan Cox, prosecuting, told the court yesterday: "It was with sufficient force to knock her to the floor."

Both parties ended up inside McDonald's, where Sarah asked the defendant what his name was, with a view to reporting him. He again hit her, knocking her to the ground.

Sarah was treated in hospital for a fractured jaw

Bell was given a 50-week jail sentence, suspended for two years, after admitting inflicting grievous bodily harm.

Boyfriend Mr Gibson said he felt justice had not been done.

He said: "What kind of message does that send out? It basically says that you can do these things and get away without any great punishment.

"We trusted that the justice system would make sure he was punished.

"She was just on a night out with friends and then she came back like this.

"Explaining to the three kids what happened the next day, and them having to see her covered in bruises, was just terrible.

"Had I been there I would not have let this happen, but then maybe if I had got involved I would have got a jail sentence."

The court heard Bell had no previous convictions but received a reprimand for an assault when he was a juvenile in 2007.

Vasanti Vaitha, defending, said Bell was remorseful and regretted his actions.

Bell was also ordered to complete 200 hours of unpaid work, and to pay £250 compensation to the victim.

  • 2 weeks later...
Finnegan

Finnegan

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Eh, it's one side of the story.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not condoning his actions at all but you don't know much about the lad's mental health, either, and it's not really surprising that the Daily Mail don't stop to consider it before piling on the abuse. It's not like he was physically or even directly emotionally abusive. I imagine he cared for her a lot but was cripplingly insecure about her life away (hardly unsurprising, either, he's batting way above his average there, mate!)

I'd put cashmonies on her getting over it long before him.

Alexikokopops

Alexikokopops

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Eh, it's one side of the story.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not condoning his actions at all but you don't know much about the lad's mental health, either, and it's not really surprising that the Daily Mail don't stop to consider it before piling on the abuse. It's not like he was physically or even directly emotionally abusive. I imagine he cared for her a lot but was cripplingly insecure about her life away (hardly unsurprising, either, he's batting way above his average there, mate!)

I'd put cashmonies on her getting over it long before him.

So what you're saying is that you condone his actions...?

Finnegan

Finnegan

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Not at all, mental health or not people need to be accountable for their actions.

I just don't think it's worthy of national news and I don't really think he's an "absolute cvnt of our time."

Hell, even if there's nothing at all wrong with him and he's just a horrible, spiteful little **** I'm not quite sure that warrants being lined up alongside some of the child molesters, rapists, murderers and bigots that otherwise fill this thread. Heh.

acooling08

acooling08

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Not at all, mental health or not people need to be accountable for their actions.

I just don't think it's worthy of national news and I don't really think he's an "absolute cvnt of our time."

Hell, even if there's nothing at all wrong with him and he's just a horrible, spiteful little **** I'm not quite sure that warrants being lined up alongside some of the child molesters, rapists, murderers and bigots that otherwise fill this thread. Heh.

I actually agree with Finnegan :blink:

This guy is a weirdo but seems like Jesus compared to the child beater on the previous page.

Rincewind

Rincewind

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Not read the full report, but if he does have mental health problems he is not full responsible for his actions. There are a few people in similar positions and maybe should be in a care home. But because of cutbacks places are being closed down and staff cutbacks. I'm not talking about the secure places so this would either be free to come and go or have somebody with him. A lot are placed into the community with home visits. But as I said I dont know all the facts and its hard to have an opinion seeing just one side.

As its been said there are far worse people about.

Heskey2011

Heskey2011

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Nick Griffin

May not have committed a direct crime but undoubtedly responsible for causing more hate to be aimed at Britain and the British

if i was an extremist or some sort terrorist i would use Griffins speeches / videos / face to motivate action against our Britain, for god’s sake he became our MEP, disgraceful.

I'm all for free speech but if you're a fear inducing, hate mongering cvnt, you should lose some of those rights.

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