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Teacher who murdered and abused adopted baby jailed
教師謀殺虐待領養男嬰　被判入獄
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Preston Davey died in July 2023, four months after being adopted
普雷斯頓·戴維於2023年7月去世，在他被收養四個月後。
Lauren Hirst
North West
教師性侵並謀殺領養男嬰　被判終身監禁不得假釋
一名中學教師與其同性伴侶領養一名13個月大的男嬰後，對其進行性侵、身體虐待與謀殺，
該教師已被法院告知將在監獄中度過餘生。
普雷斯頓·戴維（Preston Davey）於2023年7月死於37歲教師傑米·瓦利（Jamie Varley）
之手。瓦利在男嬰生命最後四個月期間，對其進行持續的身體、性及情感虐待。
來自布萊克浦的瓦利向警方聲稱，普雷斯頓是在浴缸中意外溺水身亡，但驗屍報告顯示，男
嬰全身共有40處創傷。
瓦利的伴侶、32歲的約翰·麥高恩-法扎克利（John McGowan-Fazakerley）被裁定性侵兒童
、虐待兒童及容許兒童死亡等罪名成立，被判處25年監禁。
「終身監禁令」意味著瓦利除非出現極特殊的人道情況，否則將永遠無法出獄。
判刑時，特納法官表示，普雷斯頓在被瓦利於性侵過程中殺害前，曾遭受「持續不斷的虐待
與忽視」。
法官對瓦利說：「是你做的。你謀殺了他。」
「終身監禁令是針對極端嚴重案件的最後手段判決。這是極度嚴重的案例。你必須在監獄中
度過餘生。你將永遠沒有資格申請假釋。」
普雷斯頓的生母莎拉·戴維與外婆在旁聽席上全程哭泣。莎拉的受害者影響陳述指出，她現
在活在「難以想像的痛苦中，不斷猜想兒子在生命最後幾個月經歷了什麼」。
「那些念頭從未離開過我，」她說。「我醒來時它們伴隨著我，入睡時它們也折磨著我。他
所遭受的痛苦，是我餘生都必須背負的現實。我永遠不會原諒你們對我兒子所做的事，以及
你們剝奪了他本可擁有的人生與成就。」
普雷斯頓的生父蓋瑞·諾蘭在陳述中說：「普雷斯頓是我從未見過、如今也永遠無法見到的
兒子。聽到消息時，我記得警察扶住我，接著我就失去了意識，兩天後才在醫院醒來。」
普雷斯頓的寄養父母桑德拉與保羅·庫珀也提交了影響陳述。桑德拉描述普雷斯頓「快樂、
滿足、開心，有著閃亮的笑眼」。「我們希望這樣記住他。」保羅則說，當時把普雷斯頓交
給瓦利與麥高恩-法扎克利時「極其困難」，但他們相信這是為孩子最好的安排，「事後發
生的事，我至今仍無法承受」。
普雷斯頓於2022年6月出生，出生後5天因緊急照護令被帶離生母，交由寄養家庭照顧9個月
。
2023年1月，瓦利與麥高恩-法扎克利通過領養審核；4月，9個月大的普雷斯頓開始在他們位
於布萊克浦的家中生活。
然而，在隨後的四個月裡，普雷斯頓經常遭受虐待、性侵與身體毆打，累積40處創傷。期間
他曾三次被送醫（分別為鼻出血與癲癇、皮疹與瘀傷，以及左肘骨折），但社工家訪時並未
察覺危險。
2023年7月27日，瓦利將已失去意識、心跳停止的普雷斯頓送往布萊克浦維多利亞醫院。他
告訴醫護人員，自己讓孩子在浴缸裡洗澡，離開2至3分鐘後返回發現他沒反應。
但醫院檢查顯示孩子身上乾燥，且無吸入水的跡象。
醫護人員搶救約一小時後宣告不治。驗屍報告確認死因是「急性上呼吸道阻塞」，排除溺水
，並發現多處與強制插入及性虐待相符的內部撕裂傷（包括口腔、喉嚨及下體）。
醫院閉路電視顯示，瓦利將孩子抱進急診室時情緒崩潰，不斷喊著「不要讓他死！請不要讓
他死！」
瓦利與麥高恩-法扎克利均否認所有指控，經歷八週審判後被定罪。部分證據過於駭人，導
致陪審團一度無法繼續，審判需重新開始。
案發後，奧爾德姆市議會表示將重啟獨立的兒童保障實務審查。兒童、家庭與福祉大臣喬希
·麥卡利斯特已指示專家檢視相關機構的處理過程。
蘭開夏郡警方表示，調查未發現兩人在領養前有對兒童的性偏好紀錄。
A teacher who sexually abused and murdered the 13-month-old baby boy he adopted
with his partner has been told he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Preston Davey died in July 2023 at the hands of Jamie Varley, 37, who subjected
the child to physical, sexual and emotional abuse during the final four months o
f his life.
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, who was found guilty of sexual assault
, child cruelty and allowing the death of a child, was sentenced to 25 years.
A whole life order means that Varley will never be released from prison, except
in exceptional compassionate circumstances.
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Passing sentence, Mr Justice Turner said Preston had faced "unremitting abuse" a
nd neglect before being killed by Varley during a sex attack.
Turning to Varley, he said: "It was you who did this. You murdered him.
"A whole life order is a sentence of last resort for cases of the most extreme g
ravity.
"This is a case of the most extreme gravity. You must stay in prison for the res
t of your life. You will never be eligible for parole."
Preston's biological mother and grandmother, Sarah and Debbie Davey, were sittin
g in the public gallery and sobbed throughout the hearing.
In a victim impact statement read out on behalf of Sarah Davey, she said she now
lived with the "unimaginable pain of wondering" what her son went through in th
e final months of his life.
"Those thoughts do not leave me," she said.
"They are with me when I wake up, and they haunt me when I try to sleep.
"The reality of how he suffered is something I will carry for the rest of my lif
e.
"I will never forgive you for what you did to my son and what you stopped him fr
om becoming and achieving in his life."
In a statement read out on behalf of Gary Nolan, the baby's biological father, h
e said: "Preston was the son that I never got to meet and now never will.
"Upon hearing the news, I remember officers taking hold of me and me blanking ou
t, the next thing I recall is waking up in hospital two days later.
"I am told that I was hysterical and crying and that it was for my own safety th
at I was taken to the hospital, clearly, I must have been in a bad place mentall
y."
As it happened: The sentencing of Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley
Sandra Cooper, Preston's foster mum, told the court he was "joyful, so content a
nd happy, with sparkly smiling eyes".
"That is how we want to remember him," she said.
Her husband Paul told the court: "Saying goodbye to [Preston] and handing him ov
er to Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley was extremely difficult.
"However, we believed at the time that this was the best thing for Preston and h
e was going to a loving family.
"What happened after this I still cannot bear to think about."
Preston, who was born in June 2022, was taken into care at five days old followi
ng an emergency care order by Oldham Council.
He was placed with foster parents, remaining with them for the first nine months
of his life.
Preston's mother had been jailed at the age of 14 for the murder of a frail pens
ioner in 1998 and had been in and out of prison since then.
Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley were approved for adoption in January 2023 and Pre
ston began living at their home in Blackpool in April, when he was nine months o
ld.
But during the four months he was in their care, he was routinely ill-treated, s
exually abused and physically assaulted, suffering 40 traumatic injuries.
After Preston began living at the couple's home, he began to suffer non-accident
al "cluster" injuries of bruising, seizures or respiratory failures, and there w
as evidence of abnormality of his anatomy.
In the months before his death, Preston was taken to hospital three times.
Firstly for a nose bleed and seizure, for the second time with a rash and bruisi
ng, and on the third occasion with a fractured left elbow.
When social workers visited Preston at home, they did not feel that he was in da
nger.
On 27 July, he was rushed to Blackpool Victoria Hospital by Varley for the final
time.
Varley told medical staff he had left the child in the bath for two or three min
utes and returned to find him submerged.
But he was dry and there was no evidence Preston had swallowed water.
Medics were unable to revive Preston, and he was pronounced dead in hospital.
A post-mortem examination found 40 external and internal trauma injuries to the
child's body, with some consistent with "forcible penetration" and sexual abuse.
It also ruled out drowning as a cause of death.
Ninety minutes before Preston was rushed to hospital, Varley recorded a video, i
n between using Snapchat and checking emails, of the child in extreme distress,
hardly breathing and taking "agonal breaths".
Some of the evidence was too much for one juror, leading to the trial being abor
ted and re-started with a new jury.
A child safeguarding practice review, paused during the criminal proceedings, wi
ll be relaunched by Oldham Council.
Minister for Children, Families and Wellbeing, Josh MaCalister, said he had inst
ructed experts to examine the Preston Davey case.
"It's a really shocking case, people will look at it and feel sick," he said.
"The independent safeguarding review that's now being done will establish more o
f the facts.
"But I have asked some independent experts to go and look at Oldham, the hospita
l trust and the adoption agency to see whether things we already know have been
acted upon."
Lancashire Police said their investigation had not revealed any evidence to sugg
est the men had a sexual interest in children prior to the adoption.
After the verdict a spokesperson for Oldham Council said: "The death of any chil
d is a tragedy, but this is a particularly heart-wrenching and disturbing case.
"We are thankful that the perpetrators of the sickening murder and abuse of an i
nnocent child have today been convicted for their crimes."
They said an independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review was already under wa
y, which would examine the handling of Preston's safeguarding.
"Our thoughts remain with Preston's family, loved ones, and the many people affe
cted by this case."
Regional adoption agency, Adoption Now, said it was a "deeply upsetting case, an
d our thoughts are with everyone affected by these truly awful crimes".
It said it followed "a strict and rigorous process... in the assessment and appr
oval of adopters".
"An independent Child Safeguarding Practice Review is being completed."
備註
讓遊行時明目張膽的說要幹未成年
、和未成年性交除罪化的某族群收養男童是不是在製造悲劇？