Smiling baby learned to suffer torture in silence

THE blond-haired toddler tortured to death in his home is said to have been a happy child with a ready smile.

Deprived of love and attention, he learned to suffer in silence as he was left for hours in his cot or in a play pen in the living room.

The boy’s grandfather said that one Sunday it was 1pm before anyone noticed that the child was in his cot after a friend staying overnight changed her mind about taking him to church.