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For three months, his life was dictated by a cruel punishment regime enforced by Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes. Notes from hospital doctors who treated him after his collapse revealed he had also been "poisoned with salt" and had suffered extensive bruising. CEO and Legal Counsel. He told the jury "Arthur was made to sleep on the living room floor" at Ms Tustin's home in Solihull and after his death, "a duvet was found in a cupboard under the stairs". Hughes told police he 'turned into a monster' during lockdown and that 'Arthur took the brunt of my frustrations unfairly'. [11] She is being held at HMP Peterborough. Thomas Hughes and his six-year-old son Arthur Labinjo-Hughes A Solihull man accused of murdering his six-year-old son claimed his girlfriend was 'jealous' and tried to 'drive a wedge'. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, six, collapsed from fatal injuries at a home in Shirley, Solihull on June 16 last year. It is alleged Ms Tustin carried out a fatal . Giving evidence on the sixth day of the couple's trial, Tustin's hairdresser . "We know that the Department for Education reported more serious injuries and deaths of children during the last year with a higher percentage in the first six months - so we do know that lockdown had a significant impact on children and families," Helen Westerman, from the NSPCC, said. Hughes initially admitted he was 'accountable' for Arthur's death and said: "There's a long ways to go but I'm guilty of it. [26][27][28] Mister Justice Mark Wall, the presiding judge, described the case in his sentencing remarks as among the most "distressing and disturbing" cases that he has dealt with. BBC News, West Midlands. 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We have used the asterisk no less than 600 times during our live coverage of the case. [31][32] The review found that child protection services had been involved in Arthur's life on various occasions dating back to 2018 and repeatedly not intervened to help him. ", Hughes later told Tustin he had 'basically held my hands up'. I don't want Emma to suffer.". You were in this movie. He said the messages were so constant they became 'boring', and he stopped listening to them. A jury has now convicted dad Thomas Hughes of manslaughter and step-mother Emma Tustin of murder. The trial took a number of twists and turns as the prosecution detailed how Arthur was made to stand in isolation for up to 14 hours a day, was assaulted, deprived of food and water as well as poisoned with salt. 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[24] Thomas Hughes was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 21 years. The vast majority of the recordings were of Arthur crying. Both defendants denied being responsible, or even knowing salt poisoning was a factor in Arthur's death until much later. But the evidence undermined the act. Arthur spent 35 hours of the three-day period between 12 and 14 June in the hallway having been forced to go there by his father and step-mother. At best her evidence was inconsistent, at worst, her testimony was an utter shambles. The following day social worker Jayne Kavanagh visited the address at Cranmore Road accompanied by Angela Scarlett-Coppage, a family support worker who had dealt with Tustin before in her previous relationship. 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In a three-minute phone call, Hughes pretended they spoke about balloons for a birthday party but more likely, prosecutors suggest, he acted as he routinely did when Tustin reported Arthur's behaviour to him: in a rage, with threats, and encouraging violence. Six year old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes suffered a catalogue of abuse before succumbing to fatal injuries at a home in Solihull last year, Yorkshire breaking news and updates sent straight to your inbox. "Just end him," one message read. He was made to sleep there even when the other children slept elsewhere. Hughes claimed he only found out Tustin aborted their baby in custody when she said so herself in the witness box a few days earlier. Photograph: West Midlands Police/PA Child. Text messages between Tustin and Hughes told the story of their fracturing relationship and exposed their violent intent towards Arthur. [8] Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the closure of all schools in the UK and a national lockdown by the end of March 2020. I haven't got a leg to stand on.". [33], My Lover My Killer, Episode 2 - Netflix (story of mother Olivia). Police, CAMHS, a social worker and his school all received concerned reports about his welfare. Tustin complied, and by the time he died experts said the extent of Arthur's injuries met the medical definition of child torture. The day before Arthur died he joked about paying someone to 'dig Arthur's grave'. In another, the fear stricken boy yelled 'daddy's going to throw me out the window'. Tustin and Hughes simply kept him out of view. On the first day of the trial, Ms Tustin admitted child cruelty by ill-treating, while Mr Hughes denies a similar charge. Medical experts disagreed. Both Arthur's parents shared custody of him whilst he lived with his mother. Hughes was found not guilty on counts 4 and 5. 2023 BBC. She feigned contrition repeatedly describing her treatment to Arthur as 'absolutely disgraceful' and purporting she was 'disgusted in myself'. It's thought as soon as they were alone in the house, Tustin forced him to drink a salt slurry in the upstairs bathroom. The camera also picked up isolated incidents of bullying Hughes and cruel Tustin slapping Arthur round the back of the head and holding him by the scruff of the neck. On 6 May 2020, Mr Hughes texted Ms Tustin, telling her: "Tell him not to move a muscle - put him by the fridge, put him outside or wherever, give him away. Did this woman die because her genitals were cut? Hughes was found guilty of child cruelty counts 2 (standing in isolation) and 3 (assaults). Arthur Labinjo-Hughes died after being left alone with Emma Tustin last year, Arthur's grandmother alerted social services to bruises on his body, but no action was taken, Arthur was monitored on CCTV which in court would be used to prove how he suffered, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes suffered a fatal collapse while at Emma Tustin's home in Solihull, Arthur was fatally assaulted by Tustin in the hallway at the house on Cramore Road, During her trial, Emma Tustin sought to blame Arthur for his own injuries, Thomas Hughes completely let his son down, police said. Also involved are Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Barnardo's, Spurgeon's children's charity, the Springfield project in Sparkhill, St Paul's Community Development Trust and Your Local Pantry, which runs food hubs in 12 locations across Birmingham and the Black Country. Someone supposedly 'stuck in the middle' of a bad situation, but ultimately with Arthur's best interests in mind. Thomas Hughes, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Emma Tustin He told the jury at Coventry Crown Court he was forced to stay at Tustin's home when the first lockdown was announced in March 2020.. After getting home, Tustin went upstairs to use cosmetics at about 2pm. I didn't see it. Arthur wasn't just her only son, Labinjo-Halcrow said, but her best friend with a gentle and caring nature. Tustin had more than 200 audio recordings of Arthur in distress on her phone, including two particularly . In these clips, the child could be heard crying for his grandmother and uncle, and at one point said "nobody loves me". 8 June 2020: Arthurs school reopened but Hughes did not send his son back, initially claiming the boy hadnt slept well and would return the next day. 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Tustin claimed she was shedding tears for Arthur. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, six, was allegedly killed after suffering systemic abuse which matched the 'medical definition of child torture', including being deprived of food, made to stand for 14 . Join Breaking News and Incidents in Yorkshire to get the latest breaking news and post there if you see an incident you think is worth us covering. Arthur changed schools to Dickens Heath Community Primary School[6][7] and moved into an annex behind his paternal grandparents' home, with his father. Barely able to stand, he folded away his bedding in the living room where his father and new stepmother had been making him sleep on the floor, all the while monitored by CCTV set up to catch him "misbehaving". [11] Arthur was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital; however, doctors were unable to save him and he died later that night. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. However Tustin repeatedly said the police would 'put it on both of us' and added: "None of us are going to walk away from this.". She described his appearance as skeletal and said his legs were shaking like he couldnt hold himself up. Later at trial, the prosecution argued that she gave Arthur an overdose of salt in the bathroom at around this time though Tustin denied this. She tried to convince Hughes to leave the boy with her but he refused. He was rushed to hospital following the incident on June 16 2020, but despite the best efforts of medical staff, it was determined that nothing could be done to save him and he sadly lost his life at 1am the following day. Arthur's grandmother Joanne Hughes made a social services report on April 16, 2020, after discovering bruises to his back, which she suspected had been caused by Tustin. In February 2019, Labinjo-Halcrow stabbed her new partner, Gary Cunningham, to death after a period of mutual domestic violence. No-one else. He had consumed at least six-and-a-half teaspoons of salt the day he was fatally injured. He died on 17 June 2020. he horrific case of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes is raising serious questions about how his abuse went undetected for so long, whether authorities failed in their duty to protect him and how lockdown may have prevented them from doing so. The alleged incident took place. The boy was mistreated over the course of several months by his father, Thomas Hughes, and his father's partner, Emma Tustin. The neglect and murder of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was possible because vulnerable children "slipped from view" during the pandemic, the former children's commissioner for England . Below we have listed the significant evidence and developments in the trial. Tustin had bizarrely claimed she had a spare camera left over from putting up CCTV outside due to 'problems with neighbours coming into the garden and putting holes in her clothes'. The court also heard Tustin wanted the CCTV. Hughes was seemingly unmoved by the sound of his boy crying over and over again. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Father cut up six-year-old son's football shirts as punishment before partner killed the boy, court told Hughes was not present for the alleged fatal assault but is accused of aiding and abetting his son's murder - a charge he denies. She broke down in tears numerous times in the stand, prompting Hughes' barrister to ask 'who are you crying for now?' She said it was set up on a living room shelf to monitor Arthur's behaviour because he had supposedly ripped up things and allegedly dropped her tortoise, although that was disputed. The child is growing up without a dad. Hughes was found guilty of child cruelty counts 2 (standing in isolation) and 3 (assaults). We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. Thomas Hughes and Tustin's behaviour towards Arthur became increasingly neglectful, with Arthur forced to spend extended periods isolated from the rest of the household. Tustin was subsequently found guilty of child cruelty counts 4 (deprivation of food and drink) and 5 (salt poisoning). I don't want other people to suffer for my ignorance, my neglect. 20 April 2020: Joanne Hughes told Arthurs school about the referral to social services. [13] Arthur was left with an unsurvivable brain injury. Hughes confessed to treating Arthur 'like a prisoner' by making him stay in the hallway for the 'majority of the time', adding his discipline had 'gone horribly wrong'. Prosecutors said despite having her phone, she took 12 minutes to call 999, telling medics Arthur "fell and banged his head and while on the floor banged his head another five times". Tustin spent over a week in the witness box. Dr Coulthard concluded Arthur was salt poisoned stating it could have occurred incrementally but that he would have had to have been given a large dose of the kitchen condiment in the hours immediately before he collapsed. But her ultimate unravelling came as she was quizzed about Arthur's collapse. However Tustin repeatedly said the police would 'put it on both of us' and added: "None of us are going to walk away from this." The same witness said that when Arthur "secretly" asked him for a drink of water, while Mr Hughes and Ms Tustin were out of the room, "he had to hold [the glass] to Arthur's mouth" because he was "too weak to hold it himself". Scheduling: (513) 612-1111 He told Tustin to 'just end' Arthur, 'take his jaw off' and 'gag' him, while he threatened to 'take his neck off' and 'dash my food off his head'. Did this woman die because her genitals were cut? Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, six, collapsed from fatal injuries at a home in Shirley, Solihull on June 16 last year. They all agreed that the most likely mechanism that caused the injuries was a shaking-type motion with one or more impacts. Mr Hankin branded her a 'pitiless, cruel woman' who 'hated' Arthur. The jury was told that Arthur had been in the sole care of his father after his natural mother, Olivia Labinjo, was convicted of a killing in February 2019. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes suffered a fatal collapse while at Emma Tustin's home in Solihull All the while, Arthur was cut off from those who loved him and could help him. Hughes' WhatsApp messages became increasingly malevolent. Ms Kavanagh repeated she had 'no safeguarding concerns' about Arthur. All rights reserved. Jurors held a minute's silence for Arthur Labinjo-Hughes after they returned their verdicts A father and his partner have been found guilty of the killing of six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.. We pay respect by giving voice to social justice, acknowledging our shared history and valuing the cultures of First Nations. Arthur died in hospital in the early hours of the following day. You did this to him.". 'no-one loves me' and 'no-one is going to feed me', The jury was told that Arthur's head injuries, Which jail is Emma Tustin in? Thomas Hughes, 29, and his then girlfriend Emma Tustin, 32, stand accused of killing his son Arthur at their home in Solihull. Thomas Hughes said that Tustin coached the boys to lie about the incident and had warned him they would lose custody of their children if he did not cooperate as well. Back at home, shortly after 2.30pm Tustin messaged Hughes to say Arthur would not get up off the floor and claimed he had knocked himself out by hitting his head on the floor. She doesn't need it.". Three donation days, held at Edgbaston to take in new and nearly new donations of gifts and books, are now ended. His father Thomas Hughes, 29, gave. Is climate change killing Australian wine? The couple used insults such as "Satan", "Hitler", "Devilchild", "weasel" and various swear words to refer to the boy. The court also heard Tustin wanted the CCTV because she was fearful of Arthur making allegations about her. Ms Kavanagh said both children indicated they felt they were 'very happy and very safe'. 17 June 2020: Doctors concluded nothing could be done to save Arthur and his life support machine was switched off at 1am. As he died, she did nothing save take a photo and send it to Hughes. 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[2][3] The two separated shortly before his second birthday. The truth was he had made his choice. My mum, my dad. All it did was underline her inhumane treatment of her step-son.

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