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Teacher who murdered and abused adopted baby jailed
教师谋杀虐待领养男婴　被判入狱
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Preston Davey died in July 2023, four months after being adopted
普雷斯顿·戴维于2023年7月去世，在他被收养四个月后。
Lauren Hirst
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教师性侵并谋杀领养男婴　被判终身监禁不得假释
一名中学教师与其同性伴侣领养一名13个月大的男婴后，对其进行性侵、身体虐待与谋杀，
该教师已被法院告知将在监狱中度过余生。
普雷斯顿·戴维（Preston Davey）于2023年7月死于37岁教师杰米·瓦利（Jamie Varley）
之手。瓦利在男婴生命最后四个月期间，对其进行持续的身体、性及情感虐待。
来自布莱克浦的瓦利向警方声称，普雷斯顿是在浴缸中意外溺水身亡，但验尸报告显示，男
婴全身共有40处创伤。
瓦利的伴侣、32岁的约翰·麦高恩-法扎克利（John McGowan-Fazakerley）被裁定性侵儿童
、虐待儿童及容许儿童死亡等罪名成立，被判处25年监禁。
“终身监禁令”意味着瓦利除非出现极特殊的人道情况，否则将永远无法出狱。
判刑时，特纳法官表示，普雷斯顿在被瓦利于性侵过程中杀害前，曾遭受“持续不断的虐待
与忽视”。
法官对瓦利说：“是你做的。你谋杀了他。”
“终身监禁令是针对极端严重案件的最后手段判决。这是极度严重的案例。你必须在监狱中
度过余生。你将永远没有资格申请假释。”
普雷斯顿的生母莎拉·戴维与外婆在旁听席上全程哭泣。莎拉的受害者影响陈述指出，她现
在活在“难以想像的痛苦中，不断猜想儿子在生命最后几个月经历了什么”。
“那些念头从未离开过我，”她说。“我醒来时它们伴随着我，入睡时它们也折磨着我。他
所遭受的痛苦，是我余生都必须背负的现实。我永远不会原谅你们对我儿子所做的事，以及
你们剥夺了他本可拥有的人生与成就。”
普雷斯顿的生父盖瑞·诺兰在陈述中说：“普雷斯顿是我从未见过、如今也永远无法见到的
儿子。听到消息时，我记得警察扶住我，接着我就失去了意识，两天后才在医院醒来。”
普雷斯顿的寄养父母桑德拉与保罗·库珀也提交了影响陈述。桑德拉描述普雷斯顿“快乐、
满足、开心，有着闪亮的笑眼”。“我们希望这样记住他。”保罗则说，当时把普雷斯顿交
给瓦利与麦高恩-法扎克利时“极其困难”，但他们相信这是为孩子最好的安排，“事后发
生的事，我至今仍无法承受”。
普雷斯顿于2022年6月出生，出生后5天因紧急照护令被带离生母，交由寄养家庭照顾9个月
。
2023年1月，瓦利与麦高恩-法扎克利通过领养审核；4月，9个月大的普雷斯顿开始在他们位
于布莱克浦的家中生活。
然而，在随后的四个月里，普雷斯顿经常遭受虐待、性侵与身体殴打，累积40处创伤。期间
他曾三次被送医（分别为鼻出血与癫痫、皮疹与瘀伤，以及左肘骨折），但社工家访时并未
察觉危险。
2023年7月27日，瓦利将已失去意识、心跳停止的普雷斯顿送往布莱克浦维多利亚医院。他
告诉医护人员，自己让孩子在浴缸里洗澡，离开2至3分钟后返回发现他没反应。
但医院检查显示孩子身上干燥，且无吸入水的迹象。
医护人员抢救约一小时后宣告不治。验尸报告确认死因是“急性上呼吸道阻塞”，排除溺水
，并发现多处与强制插入及性虐待相符的内部撕裂伤（包括口腔、喉咙及下体）。
医院闭路电视显示，瓦利将孩子抱进急诊室时情绪崩溃，不断喊著“不要让他死！请不要让
他死！”
瓦利与麦高恩-法扎克利均否认所有指控，经历八周审判后被定罪。部分证据过于骇人，导
致陪审团一度无法继续，审判需重新开始。
案发后，奥尔德姆市议会表示将重启独立的儿童保障实务审查。儿童、家庭与福祉大臣乔希
·麦卡利斯特已指示专家检视相关机构的处理过程。
兰开夏郡警方表示，调查未发现两人在领养前有对儿童的性偏好纪录。
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."
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