A drug-taking stepdad who beat a two-year-old boy and would lock him in his room has been jailed for more than two years.
Leeds Crown Court heard that the the 34-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the boy’s identity, would join in with the mother in striking the toddler for not eating his dinner or tidying up his toys. The couple subjected the boy to 'excessive force', leaving him with purple bruising to his upper legs. They were both found guilty of child cruelty after a seven-day trial. They both sought to blame each other, prosecutor Ashleigh Metcalfe told the court.
The boy's sister told the court it left him scared and he would hide behind the curtains. He would be left crying for hours as his mother and her partner lay asleep during the day. The child's injuries came to the attention of the authorities after the boy's aunty noticed the multiple bruising to his thighs in July 2021.
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