John McGowan-Fazakerley and Jamie Varley were jailed today over the death of little Preston Davey, who was sexually abused by both and murdered by Varley after the pair adopted him

Jamie Varley, 37, adopted Preston Davey, at nine months old with his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT. John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, and Jamie Varley, 37, have now been found guilty following the death of their adopted baby son, Preston Davey

Sarah Davey had some contact with her son and did register his birth

Police have released a video of Jamie Varley, 37, psychologically torturing Preston, six weeks before he died.

Varley presented himself in court as a doting dad but prosecution said he used adopted boy as a sexual ‘plaything’

Preston Davey's short, tragic life was bookmarked by murder. The Daily Mail can today reveal that it had begun 13 months earlier in the arms of a woman of similarly flawed…

Serious questions are being asked about the scrutiny faced by Jamie Varley, 37, and his boyfriend, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, after they were given little Preston Davey to look…

With respectable, professional jobs, Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley impressed the social workers who approved them to adopt a baby, sailing through the checks.

Preston Davey was a 'perfectly healthy baby' before being adopted by John McGowan-Fazakerley and Jamie Varley and subjected to a vile campaign of abuse that would end his life

A teacher has been convicted of murdering a 13-month-old boy he adopted with his male partner just months before the child's death.

Maternal grandmother, Debbie Davey, 66, said she wanted to care for him but was unable to do so because she had been diagnosed with breast cancer

WARNING DISTRESSING CONTENT: A review will take place looking at the missed opportunities to save baby Preston Davey from the adoptive parents who used him as a 'plaything'

Varley, 37, a teacher and trained child safeguarding lead, was found guilty of the sexual abuse and murder of baby Preston, who had spent just four months in his care.

As a mother, I can hardly bear to read the details of what they did to him. But the video shown to the jury gives us an inkling. It shows coldness towards a small child that I…

A teacher who murdered his 13-month-old baby told police that he would fight the charges “to the day I die” as he denied wrongdoing. Jamie Varley, 37, was found guilty of the…

Jamie Varley, 37, who is due to be sentenced on Thursday for the murder of 13-month-old Preston Davey, will face a hellish time behind bars, a former prisoner has said

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT - Jamie Varley, 37, murdered baby Preston Davey while his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, joined in with his horrific abuse - both are being…

Jamie Varley, 37, will die in jail for the killing of 13-month-old Preston Davey in July 2023.

Jamie Varley, 37, will be sentenced today for the murder and sexual abuse of 13-month-old Preston Davey in July 2023.

Jamie Varley jailed for life and partner John McGowan-Fazakerley jailed for 25 years over death of Preston Davey