Overview
- Mold Crown Court set minimum terms of 23 years for Michael Ives and 17 years for Kerry Ives, with Shannon Ives jailed for 12 years for causing or allowing Ethan’s death.
- Ethan collapsed at his grandparents’ home on 14 August 2021 with a catastrophic head injury and died two days later in hospital.
- Medical experts said the fatal injury was caused by deliberate force or shaking, and post‑mortem findings showed severe malnourishment, dehydration and around 40 external injuries.
- CCTV played to jurors showed Michael Ives roughly handling Ethan, using a hose on him and signalling another child to hit him, and the court heard 999 was called 18 minutes after the collapse.
- An independent child practice review in North Wales is examining missed safeguarding contacts for a child on the protection register.