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Depraved Teacher Facing Life Sentence for Murdering Son Preston Davey
The pair were found guilty after an eight-week trial, and prosecutors said Preston Davey suffered 40 traumatic injuries before he died.
- On Thursday, High Court judge Mr Justice Turner sentenced Jamie Varley to a mandatory whole life term for murdering his adopted 13-month-old son, Preston Davey, whom he treated as a "plaything."
- Preston, placed with the couple in April 2023, suffered 40 traumatic injuries over four months of "unremitting abuse" at Varley's hands, while partner John McGowan-Fazakerley turned a blind eye to the escalating violence.
- Following an eight-week trial, a jury at Preston Crown Court convicted both men on Monday, June 15, 2026, for crimes including physical, sexual, and psychological assault that led to the child's death on July 27, 2023.
- Mr Justice Turner sentenced McGowan-Fazakerley to 18 years in prison for allowing the child's death and participating in a joint sexual attack, rejecting pleas for a lesser term.
- An investigation by social services remains ongoing after birth mother Sarah Davey stated the system's trust was "completely and unforgivably broken," noting the tragedy had "devastated" her family.
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Teacher given whole life order for sex abuse and murder of adopted baby
Jamie Varley, a former head of year at a high school, and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley sexually assaulted and physically abused Preston. A school teacher has been handed a whole life order for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted 13-month-old baby he treated as a “plaything”. Jamie Varley, 37, a former head of year at a high school, and his partner, ex-public schoolboy and sales manager John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, sexually assaulte…
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