Tustin claimed she attempted to "bear hug" the boy but he "dropped" and then kicked her as she tried to pick him up. "Then you go to pick him up - and it is when you are with him, he loses consciousness. By Prosecutors allege Arthur was neglected and subjected to systematic cruelty by Hughes and Tustin over many weeks, including spending hours 'segregated' in a hallway and being forced to sleep on a living room floor. Doctors found he had also been "poisoned with salt" and had suffered extensive bruising over his frail body, it was said. Even Arthurs stepmother Emma Tustin admitted in court that it was horrendous to listen to and watch footage of him captured on her mobile phone and CCTV cameras inside her lounge. Mr Hankin said: "This interview was three days after the event, that you are describing a very memorable event and you are emphasising the crack [you heard]. She also said it was "clear that Arthur was failed by the very authorities that we, as a society, are led to believe are there to ensure the safety of everyone". On Thursday, dad Thomas Hughes and stepmother Emma Tustin were convicted after . You subjected him to a campaign of appalling cruelty didn't you. She added the boy was 'on all fours just dropping his head' and that she 'heard a crack' which she later described as a noise of 'ten'. Tustin has admitted child cruelty by ill-treating Arthur on multiple occasions by "forcing him to stand, isolating him within the family home, and physically or verbally intimidating him". He added: "Together they denigrated and debased him, they dehumanised him.". Evil stepmum Emma Tustiun jailed for 29 years for murder and boy's dad gets 21 years for manslaughter Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: Bruises were 'ignored' by social services Emma Tustin denies murdering six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes at her home in Shirley on June 16, last year; the boy's dad Thomas Hughes also stands accused, Never miss breaking news by signing up to our free email updates. The 32-year-old also told. Most populous nation: Should India rejoice or panic? Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. The victim's father, Thomas Hughes, 29, was convicted of his manslaughter. For other inquiries, Contact Us. ", Hughes replies: "Just gag him or something.
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