Life with no parole for baby murderer

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Former teacher Jamie Varley, 37 has been sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for sexually abusing his adopted son Preston Davey during the last four months of his life before murdering him.

Varley, from Blackpool Lancashire, told police Preston had accidentally drowned in a bath, but a post-mortem examination discovered the child had suffered 40 injuries.

His partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, who was found guilty of sexual assault, child cruelty and allowing the death of a child, was sentenced to 25 years.

Varley is now one of around 60 prisoners in England and Wales serving life with no possibility of parole, which is the replacement for the death penalty. The whole life tariff is usually reserved for multiple murderers, child murderers and those who murder police officers.

Mr Justice Taylor sentencing Varley to life with no possibility of parole:

Lancashire Police made a statement after the sentencing..

 

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The harsh reality for Varley at HMP Wakefield

Varley, 37, has just been handed the harshest punishment that exists in the English legal system - life with no possibility of parole.

Varley was given the rare sentence for murdering a baby, a sentence that is arguably worse than the death penalty.

The sentence is also rare - the replacement of the death penalty, only around 60 prisoners in England and Wales are serving a whole life tariff.

He is heading to HMP Wakefield. Inside a prison that already killed Ian Watkins and Kyle Bevan, his survival is far from guaranteed.

Here is what the rest of Barley's life is going to be like...

 

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The harsh reality for Varley at HMP Wakefield

Varley, 37, has just been handed the harshest punishment that exists in general English legal system - life with no possibility of parole.

Varley was given the rare sentence for murdering a baby, a sentence that is arguably worse than the death penalty.

The sentence is also rare - the replacement of the death penalty, only around 60 prisoners in England and Wales are serving a whole life tariff.

He is heading to HMP Wakefield. Inside a prison that already killed Ian Watkins and Kyle Bevan, his survival is far from guaranteed.

Here is what the rest of Varley's life is going to be like...