Mother and her partner, Carla Scott and Dirk Howell, jointly accused of murdering boy in Droitwich
A nine-year-old boy died after being “repeatedly assaulted and beaten” by his mother and her fiance, who held him down in cold baths and poured water over him outside at night, a court has heard.
Alfie Steele had 50 injuries on his body when he was found lifeless in a bath at home in Droitwich on 18 February 2021, and was later pronounced dead at Worcester Royal hospital.
