How adoptive parents' lies unravelled to reveal 'reign of terror' (opens original article in a new tab)

Adoptive parents Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley were convicted of murdering 13-month-old Preston Davey, who suffered severe abuse including sexual assault and physical trauma, with Varley's lies unraveling during the trial.

• Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley were convicted of murdering 13-month-old Preston Davey through physical, sexual, and emotional abuse.
• Varley lied about leaving the child alone in the bath, but post-mortem revealed 40 injuries consistent with abuse, not drowning.
• Preston had been in foster care before being adopted by Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley in April 2023, and was taken to hospital three times before his death.