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Re: Baby Jacobs' Murder -EVIL Stepdad 28yrs MIN, Mum MIN 10yrs
Stepfather Craig Crouch Given a Minimum of 28 years, After Being Found Guilty of Murdering 10-Month-Old Baby at His Derbyshire Home in 2020
Jacobs' Mother Gemma Barton Was Cleared of Murder, But Found Guilty of Causing or Allowing The Death of a Child, Given a Minimum of Ten Years
BBC 4 AUG 2023
Members of the Crouch family are all "broken", the court has heard during today's emotional victim impact statements
The court has also heard from the prosecution - who said the baby died in “significant pain” - and from the defence, who asked for the judge to consider mitigating factors
Barton Failed to Take Steps to Protect Jacob - Judge
The judge lists some of the aggravating factors in Barton's sentencing.
He says Barton failed to take steps to protect Jacob.
He also references the violence used against Jacob, saying Barton allowed it to happen and so it must affect how long she spends in prison.
Continuing his sentencing, the judge draws a distinction between killing Jacob and allowing him to be killed - which is what Barton has been convicted of.
On the night Jacob died, Mr Justice Kerr says his mother must have become aware of the abuse Crouch was committing against Jacob.
Crouchs' Sentence Handed Down by Judge
Craig Crouch sentenced to life with a minimum of 28 years for the murder of Jacob Crouch before he is eligible for parole.
Crouch inflicted pain on Jacob over about seven months
The judge continues to list what he says are the factors that have gone into his decision to determine how long Crouch will be sentenced.
One of those, he says, is that "over about seven months" Crouch inflicted pain and suffering onto "this little baby".
The judge goes onto indicate a starting point for Crouch's sentencing is 30 years, given the seriousness of the offence.
"You are in some ways an unlikely murderer," Mr Justice Kerr says, given Crouch's lack of a history of issues such as drug or alcohol addiction.
He then says these are limited mitigation and reduces his minimum jail term by two years.
The inmates are waiting....
RIP Jacob
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