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Sean Jefferson Jailed for Life Over Baby Darcy-Leigh’s Death
Medical experts said the baby suffered a catastrophic brain injury and 47 rib fractures after repeated assaults by her father.
- On Thursday, Sean Jefferson, 35, received a life sentence with a 22-year minimum term for murdering his five-week-old daughter, Darcy-Leigh Jefferson, by inflicting a fatal brain injury and more than 40 rib fractures.
- Stafford Crown Court heard Jefferson repeatedly assaulted the infant during her five weeks of life, causing 47 rib fractures and leg fractures, while mother Amy Clark, 34, received seven years for allowing the death to occur.
- Medical experts testified the infant suffered a "catastrophic" brain injury from violent shaking during an 18-minute window when Jefferson "lost his temper," prosecutors told jurors the fatal assault occurred between 7am and 7.18am on March 27.
- Detective Chief Inspector Ian Fitzgerald of Staffordshire Police said the case represented "sustained and merciless abuse of a defenceless baby," while the Crown Prosecution Service noted both parents lied and betrayed their parental responsibility.
- The trial revealed the infant was not registered on a child protection information sharing system due to an administrative error, despite professionals encountering her multiple times before her death in March 2022.
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Evil dad jailed for life for murdering premature baby found with 47 fractures
Sean Jefferson has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his five-week-old premature daughter Darcy-Leigh Jefferson, who suffered 47 rib fractures and died from a catastrophic brain injury in Staffordshire
·Glasgow, United Kingdom
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