A police force that repeatedly met the family of a nine-year-old boy who was later murdered in his home did not sufficiently ...

Nine-year-old Alfie was covered in bruises Carla Scott was found guilty of her son’s manslaughter Dirk Howell was jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years for Alfie’s murder ...

Dirk Howell, aged 41, murdered nine-year-old Alfie Steele at a home in Droitwich in February 2021. His girlfriend - the boy's mum - Carla Scott, 35, was convicted of manslaughter ...

Dirk Howell (pictured), 41, has gone on trial alongside his partner Carla Scott, 35, accused of killing Alfie Steele in Droitwich, Worcestershire, in February 2021.

News Midlands News Alfie Steele Faces of killer mum and boyfriend who beat and abused nine-year-old in vile punishment Dirk Howell was found guilty of Alfie Steel's murder while his mother Carla ...

Carla Scott, 35, and fiancé Dirk Howell, 41, are accused of murdering Alfie Steele at their home in Worcestershire after subjecting him to a 'cruel and sinister' regime of punishment.

Ms Heeley said: “Dirk Howell believed in discipline, on the face of it not a bad thing when bringing up young children, but whereas you might think of discipline as being the naughty step, or ...

Dirk Howell has given evidence at the Alfie Steele trial at Coventry Crown Court.

Harrowing bodycam footage shows the moment a mum accused of battering her nine-year-old son to death told officers he had "banged his head in the bath." Carla Scott, 35, and fiancé Dirk Howell ...

Ms Heeley said: "Dirk Howell believed in discipline, on the face of it not a bad thing when bringing up young children, but whereas you might think of discipline as being the naughty step, or ...