"We didn't know how long he would live for, but certainly we treated this as a homicide investigation from the outset. His injuries were so severe that he was always going to have a short life."
"Rather than helping Kol, she was just crying, sat on the floor. You'd think she'd be doing everything she could to try and save a child's life, knowing full well that he wasn't responding; he didn't appear to be breathing and he was going blue."
"At hospital, injuries were found to his small bowel, which medical experts said were likely caused by a kick, punch or stamp to his abdomen. The prosecution at the trial at Southwark Crown Court last month said force had been involved such as might be seen "in a serious road traffic accident or a fall from height on to a hard object"."
"On 25 April 2022, police and paramedics called to his home in Bromley, south-east London, found him unconscious. Bodycam footage recorded by the officers shows his mother, Coutts, sobbing on the floor and telling them it was "unfair". Paramedics were able to restore Kol's pulse after half an hour, but he had suffered severe and irreversible brain damage."
Homicide detectives began investigating a two-year-old boy’s mother and her new boyfriend after the boy suffered violent abuse at home. The investigation treated the case as a homicide from the outset due to the severity of his injuries and the likelihood of a short life. Police and paramedics were called to the home in Bromley after the boy was found unconscious. Bodycam footage showed the mother crying on the floor and saying it was unfair. Paramedics restored his pulse after half an hour, but he suffered severe, irreversible brain damage. Medical experts identified injuries to his small bowel likely caused by a kick, punch, or stamp to the abdomen. A boyfriend was jailed for manslaughter and the mother received a sentence for causing or allowing the death of a child.
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