Mother ‘did not stop boyfriend killing toddler’

The mother of a 18-month-old boy, killed by her boyfriend, knew he was being assaulted but ‘did nothing to protect’ him, a court heard. Tamika Beaton, 25, neglected her son Andrew Cawker by leaving the toddler in the care of Scott Coombe, 24, in the months leading up to his death, it was said. Andrew suffered a head injury on 9 July 2019 and died in hospital 13 days later. He had suffered a number of bruises and injuries but…