A couple who left a four-year-old boy alone to die after subjecting him to months of “unprecedented” starvation and horrifying cruelty have both been jailed for at least 30 years.

The mother of Magdelena Luczak, who murdered her son Daniel Pelka, defended her daughter and claimed that social services should also be blamed for his death.

A callous mother and stepfather who battered to death a four-year-old boy after subjecting him to six months of systematic starvation and “incomprehensible” cruelty have been found guilty of murder.

A callous mother and stepfather who battered to death a four-year-old boy after subjecting him to six months of systematic starvation and “incomprehensible” cruelty have been found guilty of murder in the UK.

A woman and her partner have been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged with the murder of her four-year-old son.