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Southampton baby murder: Father Doulton Phillips guilty | Southampton baby murder: Father Doulton Phillips guilty |
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A teenage father who killed his baby son has been found guilty of murder. | A teenage father who killed his baby son has been found guilty of murder. |
Seven-week-old Reggie Phillips died after being taken to hospital with a fractured skull from his mother's flat in Southampton, in the early hours of 11 February. | Seven-week-old Reggie Phillips died after being taken to hospital with a fractured skull from his mother's flat in Southampton, in the early hours of 11 February. |
Doulton Phillips, 17, bit the child on the nose and had taken MDMA and vodka shortly before the the murder, a trial at Winchester Crown Court heard. | Doulton Phillips, 17, bit the child on the nose and had taken MDMA and vodka shortly before the the murder, a trial at Winchester Crown Court heard. |
He was remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date. | He was remanded in custody for sentencing at a later date. |
The jury is still considering its verdict over a charge of cruelty, by failing to protect the baby or summon help, against his 19-year-old mother Alannah Skinner. | The jury is still considering its verdict over a charge of cruelty, by failing to protect the baby or summon help, against his 19-year-old mother Alannah Skinner. |
The trial was told neighbours heard "blood-curdling or painful screaming" in the early hours of 11 February. | The trial was told neighbours heard "blood-curdling or painful screaming" in the early hours of 11 February. |
'Indescribable pain' | |
An ambulance was not called until the mother sought help from a neighbour at 04:30 GMT, the jury was told. The baby died two hours later. | An ambulance was not called until the mother sought help from a neighbour at 04:30 GMT, the jury was told. The baby died two hours later. |
Reggie was bitten on the nose and violently shaken or swung in the attack. | Reggie was bitten on the nose and violently shaken or swung in the attack. |
The father had inflicted injuries including fractures to the ribs, leg and collarbone in the days leading up to the baby's death, the court heard. | The father had inflicted injuries including fractures to the ribs, leg and collarbone in the days leading up to the baby's death, the court heard. |
Prosecutors said the child would have suffered "indescribable distress and pain" from a spiral fracture of the left leg. | Prosecutors said the child would have suffered "indescribable distress and pain" from a spiral fracture of the left leg. |
Jurors were also told that Phillips pushed the baby's mother to the ground after an argument, injuring her face, whilst she was pregnant. | |
Each defendant told the court the baby fell off the sofa on to the floor while in the care of the other parent. | Each defendant told the court the baby fell off the sofa on to the floor while in the care of the other parent. |
Ms Skinner told the court she did not witness the fatal injury to her son and that the baby did not appear to need urgent medical help. |