Overview

• At Mold Crown Court, Michael Ives received a life sentence with a 23-year minimum term and Kerry Ives a life term with a 17-year minimum, while Shannon Ives was jailed for 12 years.
• Jurors in July convicted the grandparents of murder and child cruelty, and found the mother guilty of causing or allowing Ethan’s death and cruelty.
• Doctors found a catastrophic head injury attributed to deliberate force, abdominal trauma, severe dehydration and malnourishment, and more than 40 visible injuries.
• CCTV shown to the jury captured Michael Ives carrying the toddler by the upper arm and appearing to strike toward him as others failed to intervene.
• Ethan collapsed on August 14, 2021 and died two days later, with the court hearing of about an 18-minute delay before a 999 call as his mother was upstairs on the phone.