‘Punchbag’ baby died after 60 social service visits

A 17-MONTH-OLD boy, who was seen by social services 60 times in eight months, died after repeatedly being used “as a punchbag” and having his back broken.

Yesterday, a 32-year-old man was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of the baby boy who died after being subjected to a series of horrifying assaults.

Jurors at the Old Bailey in London reached their verdict after a two-month trial at which they saw evidence of the 17-month-old being “used as a punchbag” before he died in August last year.