Mother and father convicted of ‘savage’ murder of baby son

Child protection concerns meant Finley was removed from his parents’ care shortly after being born in February 2020.

Finley Boden (Derbyshire Police/PA)

A cannabis-smoking mother and father have been convicted of the “savage and brutal” Christmas Day murder of their baby son, after burning and beating him “in repeated acts of severe violence” in the days before his death.

Stephen Boden, 30, and Shannon Marsden, 22, were convicted after a five-week trial at Derby Crown Court on Friday, after the death of Finley Boden in the winter 2020 Covid lockdown – 39 days after he was placed back into their care.