Dad charged with causing fatal head injury to five-week-old baby

Sean Jefferson, 35, was found guilty of murdering his five-week-old daughter, Darcy-Leigh, at Stafford Crown Court following an eight-week trial. He inflicted severe abuse, resulting in 47 rib fractures and fatal head injuries. Darcy’s mother, Amy Leigh Clark, 34, was found guilty of allowing the child’s death. Both are set to be sentenced later this year after their arrest on March 28, 2022, when Darcy was discovered critically injured.

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