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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, on 11 February.Seven-week-old Reggie Phillips died after being taken to hospital with a fractured skull from his mother's flat in Southampton, on 11 February.
Doulton Phillips, 17, bit the child on the nose and had taken ecstasy and drank vodka shortly before the murder, Winchester Crown Court heard.Doulton Phillips, 17, bit the child on the nose and had taken ecstasy and drank vodka shortly before the murder, Winchester Crown Court heard.
The baby's mother, Alannah Skinner, 19, was convicted of failing to protect the child and of failing to summon help.The baby's mother, Alannah Skinner, 19, was convicted of failing to protect the child and of failing to summon help.
Both are due to be sentenced on FridayBoth are due to be sentenced on Friday
The trial was told neighbours heard "blood-curdling or painful screaming" coming from the flat - part of a mother-and-baby residential unit in Defender Road - in the early hours of 11 February.The trial was told neighbours heard "blood-curdling or painful screaming" coming from the flat - part of a mother-and-baby residential unit in Defender Road - in the early hours of 11 February.
The court heard Phillips fractured the baby's skull and ribs, leaving him with a broken leg and bruises in the "deliberate" attack.
Reggie was bitten on the nose and violently shaken or swung.
Prosecutors said Reggie would have suffered "indescribable distress and pain" from a spiral fracture of the left leg.
The pair had spent the evening at a neighbour's party drinking vodka and beer. Phillips also took the drug ecstasy.
'Indescribable pain''Indescribable pain'
An ambulance was not called until Skinner sought help from a neighbour at 04:30, the jury was told. The baby died two hours later. Each defendant told the court Reggie fell off the sofa on to the floor while in the care of the other.
Reggie was bitten on the nose and violently shaken or swung in the attack. An ambulance was not called until Skinner sought help from a neighbour at 04:30, the jury was told.
Giving evidence during the trial, Phillips said he had tried to give the baby CPR after calling an ambulance. The baby died two hours later in hospital.
Phillips, then aged 16, had inflicted injuries including fractures to the ribs, leg and collarbone in the days leading up to the baby's death, the court heard.Phillips, then aged 16, 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 Reggie 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.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 Reggie fell off the sofa on to the floor while in the care of the other.
Skinner, who was 18 at the the time, told the court she did not witness the fatal injury to her son and that he did not appear to need urgent medical help.Skinner, who was 18 at the the time, told the court she did not witness the fatal injury to her son and that he did not appear to need urgent medical help.
She wept after the verdicts were read out in court.She wept after the verdicts were read out in court.
A serious case review by Southampton Safeguarding Children Board is now in progress following the death.A serious case review by Southampton Safeguarding Children Board is now in progress following the death.