Couple who murdered toddler grandson jailed for life
Couple who murdered toddler grandson jailed for life
Grandparents who murdered their two-year-old grandson had a "campaign to break" him and did not like it when he stood up for himself, a judge has said as he jailed them for life.
Ethan Ives-Griffiths died on 16 August 2021 after suffering a "catastrophic" head injury at his grandparents' home in Garden City, Flintshire.
Sentencing Ethan's grandfather, Michael Ives, 48, and grandmother, Kerry Ives, 46, at Mold Crown Court, Mr Justice Griffiths handed them minimum terms of 23 years and 17 years respectively. Ethan's mother, Shannon Ives, 28, was jailed 12 years for allowing Ethan's death.
The boy's father, Will Griffiths, said he still felt "dazed" by his son's loss.
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Addressing the grandparents and mother as he sentenced them, the judge described Ethan as a "two-year-old with an independent spirit".
"He was brave and resilient with a strong character," Mr Justice Griffiths said, adding that "the people hitting him didn't like the little boy standing up for himself".
The judge said Ethan's grandparents had a "campaign to break him", with text messages from Michael Ives stating Ethan would have to "learn the hard way".
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