Overview
- Jurors took less than two hours to find Amy Cave and Craig Neill guilty at Teesside Crown Court.
- Cave was convicted of causing or allowing serious physical harm, and Neill was convicted of causing serious physical harm.
- Doctors said the two-year-old required emergency neurosurgery with a section of skull removed, and had prior injuries including broken wrists, a fractured jaw, bruising and burns.
- Prosecutors cited messages including a Snapchat sent during paramedic treatment and texts in which Neill told Cave not to disclose he was present.
- Durham Police welcomed the verdicts, reported the child was discharged over the summer and recovering, and urged the public to report concerns about child welfare.