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Teacher convicted of sexually abusing and murdering his 13-month-old adopted son

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Emma Stanley, Rachael Lazaro

4h ago· 2 min readenNews

Summary

A teacher named Jamie Varley has been convicted of sexually abusing and murdering his 13-month-old adopted son, Preston Davey, who died in July 2023. Varley initially claimed the baby accidentally drowned in a bath, but a post-mortem revealed 40 injuries on the child. Varley's partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was also found guilty of sexual assault, child cruelty, and allowing the death. Varley had taken a year off work to adopt the child.

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Jamie Varley has been found guilty of sexually abusing and murdering the 13-month-old baby boy he adopted with his partner.
Varley, from Blackpool, 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, has been found guilty of sexual assault, child cruelty and allowing the death.
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Preston Davey died after months of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of Jamie Varley.

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