UK - Preston Davey, 13 months - murdered and SA’d by prospective adoptive parents

[joe jones]

it is just so incredible the amount of people who were supposed to be safeguarding professionals did little to nothing, this again we have heard in numerous cases of babies/children who were murdered by parent/s or caregivers that their was no joined up thinking, Drs, nurses, teachers, the police, friends, colleagues all saw injuries, bruising, the parents not coping and nobody put it all together and said all this for one baby in a four month period, we need to take him from them and do a thorough investigation,

the amount of times he was taken top hospital astonishes me, that they keep saying we saw no safe guarding concerns, a small baby presenting with all the issues/injuries he did in 4 months is a huge safe guarding issue, the fact that it was written in Drs and nurses notes that the parents were giving different stories of how he injured his arm is inherently a safe guarding issue, if your baby hurts his arm so badly he needs to have a cast and you cannot distinctly remember how he did it, and tell only that one version is astonishing, if your baby gets hurt you are so upset with yourself even if it was accidental that you know exactly how, when and where it was done,

I do think that every single professional that saw Preston in those 4 months must be feeling horrendous, as they were the last line of defense for a little boy who could not tell them what his parents were doing, his little body though was screaming every time they took him to see drs or nurses, it was saying look and keep looking at me, look at my bruises, look at my arm, see how I can't breathe, and please do something, and not one of them did, they all have to live with the fact that they let Preston down, and hopefully they have learned a lesson that a teeny tiny red flag is still a red flag, and you do something,

 

[Dotta]

"Jury shown images from defendant's phone
which prosecution says
'show evidence of sexual abuse'.

There are also photos taken during a forensic examination of the cot.

Mr Wright KC says the jury will hear
further evidence about this in due course."

Preston Davey trial RECAP as jury shown videos and images from defendant's phone

Jamie Varley, 37, and John McGowan-Fazackerly, 32, face a string of charges following the baby's death

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[joe jones]

and I am also pissed that they chose to call him a new name, he was Preston, had been Preston all through his time at his loving foster family, and would have known and responded to that name,

 

[Dotta]

and I am also pissed that they chose to call him a new name, he was Preston, had been Preston all through his time at his loving foster family, and would have known and responded to that name,

Exactly!!!

Why was the change of the first name allowed?
It really disturbed me when I first read about it.

But then,
EVERY detail of this case is very disturbing.

JMO

 

[joe jones]

Exactly!!!

Why was the change of the first name allowed?
It really disturbed me when I first read about it.

But then,
EVERY detail of this case is very disturbing.

JMO

it was his middle name, so they chose to call him that

 

[Dotta]

it was his middle name, so they chose to call him that

IMO
The change of the first name is like denying the identity of a child.

The name is the one thing that children take with them from their previous lives.
It is the foundation of a child's identity
and often the only link with his or her past.

Especially,
in the case when a child already responds to name,
the change might be emotionally burdensome.

Anyway,
the key factor is ALWAS to act for the good of the child.

JMO

 

[GatorsNorth]

We’re back in court for the fifth day of the trial of Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazackerley.

Simon Driver for the prosecution will start by addressing the jury. He says yesterday it was said both defendants arrived at Blackpool Victoria Hospital together (at a visit to A&E). He says in fact, Mr Varley arrived earlier than Mr McGowan-Fazackerley.

He also says the notes make reference to another visit to BVH when in fact it was a 111 call which was made and there was no hospital visit.

The jury has now been given an opportunity to amend those points in their notes.

Preston Davey trial LIVE as two men in court after death of 13-month-old

Jamie Varley, 37, and John McGowan-Fazackerly, 32, face a string of charges following the baby's death

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Question… (and I apologize if this has already been asked and answered). Has JV been in jail since his arrest or has he been bailed?

 

[Dotta]

Another disturbing detail IMO.

Quote:

"The following day Varley complained to another colleague
that they were frustrated that Preston was not in a sleep routine
because he had been 'spoilt' by Mrs Cooper,
who 'smothered him' and 'picked him up at every cry'.

And...

"Peter Wright KC, prosecuting, said
Preston was a 'happy and healthy' child when he was placed with the defendants
but over the course of four months he was 'routinely ill-treated, sexually abused and physically assaulted'."

I applaud Ms Cooper for lovingly taking care of the boy.
For soothing and comforting him when he was crying.
This was NOT "spoiling" but loving.
In her care he was happy and healthy.

Teacher joked 'murdered' baby was 'dead meat', court hears

Jamie Varley, 37, made the comments in text messages to friends and relatives days after Preston Davey, then ten months, was placed in his care.

www.dailymail.com

 

[joe jones]

Question… (and I apologize if this has already been asked and answered). Has JV been in jail since his arrest or has he been bailed?

both are in custody

 

[GatorsNorth]

both are in custody

Thanks Joe!

 

[Dotta]

"On Friday (May 1),
the jury was shown videos of Preston
being spun in a children's saucer toy at a playground on July 19, 2023.

In some of the clips he is spinning slowly
but one seems 'quite fast',
Mr Wright KC said.

One showed Preston
'readjusting his focus' after being spun around.

In another,
Mr Varley can be heard saying 'Elijah, Elijah',
before using his thumb to lift the baby's eyelid,
jurors saw.

The jury was shown notes from a telephone consultation with Preston's GP on July 26,
the day before he died.

Mr Varley reported Preston had a watery eye which he kept rubbing
but the doctor said there was no sign of infection,
the jury heard.

The following day Preston was taken to hospital in a state of collapse
after being alone at home with Mr Varley,
the court heard.

He died from his injuries,
the jury was told."

Teacher accused of murdering tot joked about 'strangling him' before he died

Jury hears of text send from Jamie Varley to John McGowan-Fazackerley two weeks before Preston Davey died

www.lancs.live

 

[lonetraveler]

I've followed many horrific crimes on Websleuths and this one is right at the top of the list for being the most vile, inhumane I've seen.

 

[MissMarple33]

I've followed many horrific crimes on Websleuths and this one is right at the top of the list for being the most vile, inhumane I've seen.

I was going to post exactly this.
They are Monsters