Dad killed three year old son with ‘porridge like mixture’

A father killed his three-year-old son by force feeding him a porridge-like mixture, a court heard today (Mon). The boy’s distress would have been obvious as he struggled to free himself, jurors were told. But the defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, allegedly held him down until his son went limp and lost consciousness as food blocked his airways and lungs. The tot was found covered in vomit after his father called for an ambulance on the afternoon…

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