Accepts he struck Sara “severely” over several weeks because he was angered by her episodes of soiling herself, vomiting.

Wendy Buckney, 71, told family members she wanted to help Brian Whitelock after he was released from prison where he had spent 18 years for murder and manslaughter

Christopher Ballard, 43, told Bradford Crown Court that he believed the teenage girl's messages to him about taking her own life was her 'pretend role play'.

Charlie Roberts died from a "catastrophic" head injury but his stepfather denies murder.

The 21-month-old boy died after being allegedly shaken violently or thrown with force when left alone in the care of stepfather Christopher Stockton, 38, by mother-of-five Paula Roberts, a court was told.

The father of schoolgirl Sara Sharif admitted he has no credibility after spending six days lying to try to blame his wife for the girl's death, a court has heard.

Paula Roberts left her son Charlie in the care of her partner Christopher Stockon before the toddler suffered a fatal head injury.

Urfan Sharif had no answer as to how his daughter and another child suffered similar domestic iron burns and human bites, despite being the “common denominator”.

Philip Hamer, who appeared on Coronation Street and Hollyoaks, denies a string of charges

Gina Van Houten (pictured) had been chatting to Christopher Ballard, 43, over email and WhatsApp, after she posted her intention to take her own life on the ForumJar site.

Urfan Sharif described his parenting as "very bad" and accepted in court that he was cruel.