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| Man found guilty of killing baby | Man found guilty of killing baby |
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| A man has been convicted of abducting and killing a six-month-old boy in the West Midlands and dumping his body. | A man has been convicted of abducting and killing a six-month-old boy in the West Midlands and dumping his body. |
| Sherwain McCoy Smith, 21, of no fixed address, was convicted of Troy Simpson's manslaughter but cleared of murdering him. | Sherwain McCoy Smith, 21, of no fixed address, was convicted of Troy Simpson's manslaughter but cleared of murdering him. |
| The child's body was found by police inside a plastic bag in a culvert near a brook, a day after he was reported missing in Smethwick last February. | The child's body was found by police inside a plastic bag in a culvert near a brook, a day after he was reported missing in Smethwick last February. |
| Smith believed he was Troy's father at the time, Birmingham Crown Court heard. | Smith believed he was Troy's father at the time, Birmingham Crown Court heard. |
| Jurors were directed to find Smith guilty of manslaughter if they believed he was responsible for the death but did not intend to kill or cause serious harm to the boy. | |
| DNA profile | DNA profile |
| Troy's body was found wrapped in a bin liner inside a plastic JD Sports bag near Thimblemill Brook on 8 February, 2006. | Troy's body was found wrapped in a bin liner inside a plastic JD Sports bag near Thimblemill Brook on 8 February, 2006. |
| The defendant - the boyfriend of Troy's mother - had denied any involvement, claiming he had not left his flat on the night Troy disappeared. | The defendant - the boyfriend of Troy's mother - had denied any involvement, claiming he had not left his flat on the night Troy disappeared. |
| Forensic evidence suggested Smith had dumped the baby's body, although medical experts were not able to show how Troy had died. | Forensic evidence suggested Smith had dumped the baby's body, although medical experts were not able to show how Troy had died. |
| A DNA profile obtained from the roll the bin liner was believed to have come from matched that of Smith. | A DNA profile obtained from the roll the bin liner was believed to have come from matched that of Smith. |
| Traces of pollen and soil from the brook also matched those found on his clothes and trainers. | Traces of pollen and soil from the brook also matched those found on his clothes and trainers. |