A WITNESS said they saw nine-year-old Alfie Steele lying, not breathing, on a landing prior to the emergency situation services came to his home on the day of his death.
Mum Carla Scott, 35, and her partner, Dirk ‘Dean’ Howell, 41, are implicated of Alfie’s murder and a trial s continuing into a 2nd week at Coventry Crown Court.
The prosecution declares Alfie was consistently attacked and beaten, and kept in a cold bath as penalty prior to his death.
On Tuesday, (May 9), the jury spoken with a witness who had actually been at the home in Vashon Drive, Droitwich, on the day of Alife’s death, February 18, 2021.
“He wasn’t breathing,” the witness said.
“His chest wasn’t going up and down.”
KEPT IN MIND: Alfie Steele (Image: West Mercia Police)
Carla Scott rejects murder, murder, triggering or enabling the death of Alfie and kid cruelty offenses versus Alfie and other kids.
Howell, of Princip Street, Birmingham, confessed kid cruelty versus other kids prior to his trial, however rejects murder, murder, cruelty or triggering or enabling the death of Alfie.
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The witness likewise said they had actually seen Howell in your home at the time Scott made the 999 call.
This was in spite of an order prohibiting him from remaining over night at the home put in location in the middle of issues about him from social services.
TRIAL: Carla Scott (Image: Facebook)
The jury heard previously in the trial Scott informed cops she had actually not seen Howell for 2 days prior to Alfie’s death.
The prosecution declares Howell remained at the home over night and CCTV revealed him ranging from your home towards the train station prior to emergency situation services showed up.
TRIAL: Dirk ‘Dean’ Howell (Image: Facebook)
On Wednesday, (May 10), a jury likewise spoke with a 2nd witness.
They said on the afternoon they had actually heard Scott state: “Come on Alf, heat up” in the bed room, where the nine-year-old had actually been vacated the bath.
The witness included: “Dean existed he left prior to everybody came.”
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Last week the jury heard about the desperate efforts to save Alfie.
PC Paul Pickering – who was amongst the very first on the scene at Vashon Drive – informed the jury there were no indications of life in spite of him carrying out CPR.
“He was cold to the touch, he was pale,” the officer said.
Paramedic Daniel Fletcher had actually said: “There were no indications of life, there was no pulse.
“He was in cardiac arrest, his heart not beating.”
The trial continues.
