By Press Association 2021
Teddie Mitchell death
A man who murdered his partner’s baby son by striking his head against a hard surface in “sudden temper and frustration” has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 18 years.
Kane Mitchell, 31, fatally assaulted Teddie Mitchell in November 2019 while they were alone together, when the infant’s mother Lucci Smith, 29, was on the morning school run in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
Teddie died in hospital 10 days later on November 11 2019, aged 12 weeks.
Judge Mr Justice Knowles said at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday that Mitchell, who is not the infant’s father, squeezed Teddie with so much force that he fractured the boy’s ribs and his collar bone.
Kane Mitchell and Lucci Smith of St Neots.
- Credit: Cambs Police
Kane Mitchell, 31, has today (February 5) been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum tariff of 18 years, minus the time served on remand.
Mitchell was ordered to serve a further five years concurrent for allowing / causing serious harm to a child.
Teddie’s mother, Lucci Smith, 30, was found guilty of neglect and handed a two-year community order.
Baby Teddie.
- Credit: Cambs Police
Both Mitchell and Smith have been barred from activities with children.
In sentencing, Judge Robin Knowles commended officers for their diligent and professional investigation.
Teddie suffered a catalogue of injuries, including a fractured skull and bleed to the brain.
Kane Mitchell and Lucci Smith of St Neots.
- Credit: Cambs Police
Kane Mitchell, 31, has today (February 5) been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum tariff of 18 years, minus the time served on remand.
Mitchell was ordered to serve a further five years concurrent for allowing / causing serious harm to a child.
Teddie’s mother, Lucci Smith, 30, was found guilty of neglect and handed a two-year community order.
Baby Teddie.
- Credit: Cambs Police
Both Mitchell and Smith have been barred from activities with children.
In sentencing, Judge Robin Knowles commended officers for their diligent and professional investigation.
Teddie suffered a catalogue of injuries, including a fractured skull and bleed to the brain.
By Press Association 2021
Teddie Mitchell death
A man who murdered his partner’s baby son by striking his head against a hard surface in “sudden temper and frustration” has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 18 years.
Kane Mitchell, 31, fatally assaulted Teddie Mitchell in November 2019 while they were alone together, when the infant’s mother Lucci Smith, 29, was on the morning school run in St Neots, Cambridgeshire.
Teddie died in hospital 10 days later on November 11 2019, aged 12 weeks.
Judge Mr Justice Knowles said at Cambridge Crown Court on Friday that Mitchell, who is not the infant’s father, squeezed Teddie with so much force that he fractured the boy’s ribs and his collar bone.
The crash scene on the B1040 Somersham Road in November 2019.
- Credit: PA Wire
A man is to stand trial accused of causing death by dangerous driving after a minibus crash in Bluntisham which left three people dead.
The white Mercedes minibus was involved in a collision with a black Volkswagen Golf on the B1040 Somersham Road at about 4.50pm on Thursday, November 14, 2019.
Three passengers on the minibus died - Richard Kenworthy, 72, of Judith Road, Kettering; Margaret Henwood, 85, of Foxlease Road, Bedford; and Barbara McGruer, 86, of Trent Road, Bedford.
Bogdan Ksiazek, 43, of Towcester, Northamptonshire, appeared at Cambridge Magistrates on Monday (February 1) charged with three counts of causing death by dangerous driving and eight counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.