Stepfather Sentenced For Murder After Claiming His 1-Year-Old Stepson Choked On A Snack
Written by 96motero on February 10, 2025
A British stepfather will spend more than two decades behind bars for the death of his 1-year-old stepson. Christopher Stockton initially claimed that Charlie Roberts had choked on a cookie, but an investigation later shut that story down. On Friday (February 7), the Crown Prosecution Services (CPS) sentenced the British stepfather to a minimum of 25 years behind bars for murder. Prosecutors also came for the toddler’s mother, Paula Roberts.
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According to a CPS press release, Charlie died on January 12, 2024, when he was 22 months old. Less than 20 minutes after the toddler’s mother left their home, his stepfather rang emergency services. CPS reports that Paula was headed to work, while the Durham Constabulary, local police, said she had an optician’s appointment.
He reportedly told personnel that Charlie wasn’t breathing after he had choked on something while playing in a toy tunnel. Additionally, he claimed the boy had become “lifeless and floppy” and admitted that the boy had had a cookie earlier, suggesting that might’ve caused him to choke. However, when paramedics checked Charlie, they didn’t find anything blocking his throat.
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