Baby killer Daniel Gunter was a cross-dresser who drugged and abused a former lover, the Mail has learned.
An ex-girlfriend told how she was used as a slave during a toxic relationship in which she spent four months living in a tent with the murderer before they were given a housing association flat.
The woman, now 29, told how Gunter abused her 'physically, mentally and emotionally' as the 27-year-old convicted of murdering Brendon Staddon in a special care baby unit, following a four-week trial. His latest girlfriend, Sophie Staddon, 21, was cleared of causing or allowing the death of a child.
The premature baby suffered ‘catastrophic injuries’ to his jaw, head, neck and legs at Yeovil District Hospital, Somerset, on 5 March 2024 after the pair were allowed near-unrestricted access to the baby – despite social services informing them before the birth that the child would be taken into care.
Gunter had also been repeatedly warned by nurses about removing the baby from his incubator and 'overstimulating' Brendon – causing the infant distress - in the days leading up to his death.
