Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJamie Varley, a high school teacher, received a rare whole life order for the murder of his 13-month-old adopted son, Preston Davey, following a fatal sexual assault in July 2023. Varley's partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual assault and allowing the baby's death, with the court hearing Preston endured horrific sexual, physical, and mental abuse during the four months he was in their care. The court heard that Varley, who was a designated safeguarding lead, used his professional reputation and 'charm and easy manner' to conceal the abuse, reassuring social workers and health professionals despite Preston being repeatedly taken to hospital with suspicious bruising. Mr Justice Turner stated that Varley's 'selfish resentment' towards Preston for disrupting his sleep and impacting his relationship with McGowan-Fazakerley played a part in his motivation for the abuse. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Fallows described Varley as an 'evil and monstrous individual' and the case as one that 'truly shocked the nation,' highlighting the extreme nature of the abuse suffered by the vulnerable baby. In fullThe ‘evil and monstrous’ teacher who used charm and easy manner to hide ‘gratuitous’ abuse of baby sonThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
The evil double life of a teacher who abused and murdered his adopted son
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleJamie Varley, a high school teacher, received a rare whole life order for the murder of his 13-month-old adopted son, Preston Davey, following a fatal sexual assault in July 2023. Varley's partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexual assault and allowing the baby's death, with the court hearing Preston endured horrific sexual, physical, and mental abuse during the four months he was in their care. The court heard that Varley, who was a designated safeguarding lead, used his professional reputation and 'charm and easy manner' to conceal the abuse, reassuring social workers and health professionals despite Preston being repeatedly taken to hospital with suspicious bruising. Mr Justice Turner stated that Varley's 'selfish resentment' towards Preston for disrupting his sleep and impacting his relationship with McGowan-Fazakerley played a part in his motivation for the abuse. Detective Chief Inspector Andy Fallows described Varley as an 'evil and monstrous individual' and the case as one that 'truly shocked the nation,' highlighting the extreme nature of the abuse suffered by the vulnerable baby. In fullThe ‘evil and monstrous’ teacher who used charm and easy manner to hide ‘gratuitous’ abuse of baby sonThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
