UK - Ethan Ives, 2 yrs old, Murder, March 2024, Wales

[Amonet]

Grandparents are charged with the murder of two year old Ethan Ives of Garden City, Flintshire.

Ethan's mother is also facing charges related to the toddler's death.

Garden City: Grandparents charged with toddler murder

Two-year-old Ethan Griffiths was taken to hospital in August 2021 and later died of a brain injury.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[dotr]

Flintshire pair accused of murdering two-year-old boy appear in court

Michael and Kerry Ives have been charged with murder

www.leaderlive.co.uk

''The pair appeared before Mold Crown Court via video link from prison on Wednesday (March 6) for a bail application hearing.
Judge Rhys Rowlands denied the defendants bail, meaning they will be remanded in custody pending a further plea and trial preperation and arraignement hearing on May 17.

The court heard that a provisional trial date has been set for November of this year.

Shannon Kayleigh Ives (27), from Mold, has been charged with causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm, and causing the assault, ill treatment, neglect or abandonment of a child to cause unnecessary suffering or injury.
She has been bailed to appear before Wrexham Magistrates Court on April 4.''

 

[Amonet]

I've just noticed that the quote in my OP now says Ethan's surname is Griffiths, not Ives. So future news updates might use the Griffiths surname. I'm guessing it's a situation where, when a child's parents aren't married, the child is automatically registered with both surnames.

 

[Mind your biscuits]

Pretty much the same info
Grandparents accused of murdering their two-year-old grandson

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Grandparents accused of murdering their two-year-old grandson

Ethan Ives Griffiths' mother is also accused of causing or allowing a child to suffer serious physical harm

www.walesonline.co.uk

How sad that no one in a family protects a 2-year-old. It says he had a brain injury. It sounds like they think one or two hurt him and the others failed to protect him or immediately help him. JMO.