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Baby ‘murdered nine months after being returned to birth parents’, court told
Judges said the original minimum terms underestimated repeated abuse and the aggravating factors in the boy’s killing.
- On Tuesday, the Court of Appeal increased minimum prison terms for Klevi Pirjani and Nivalda Pirjani after ruling their original sentences for murdering their 13-week-old son, Miguel Pirjani, were 'unduly lenient.'
- The couple had been sentenced in March to life terms with minimums of 19 and 15 years following their son's death from 41 bone fractures sustained across at least four separate incidents of systematic abuse.
- Lord Justice Jeremy Baker, sitting with Mr Justice Goose and Mr Justice Hilliard, said the pair subjected their son to 'routine' assaults which increased in severity, culminating in his 'particularly callous' murder.
- Following Attorney General Ellie Reeves' referral, Klevi's minimum term was extended to 21 years and six months, while Nivalda must now serve at least 17 years and nine months.
- Detective Chief Inspector Holly Chance said Merseyside Police remains committed to protecting children and provides specialist support for those who 'find the courage to come forward and speak to us.
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