Alfie Phillips murder trial told toddler was as good as gold

The father of a toddler who died with 70 visible injuries after an alleged attack by his mother and former partner told a court he was "as good as gold".

Sam Phillips was giving evidence at the trial of Alfie's mother Sian Hedges, 27, and Jack Benham, 35, who deny murdering the boy in a caravan in Kent.Ms Hedges, of Yelverton, Devon, and Mr Benham are accused of killing Alfie overnight during lockdown in Benham's caravan in Hernhill, near Faversham., and jurors were told the couple had, during police interviews, admitted taking cocaine that night, and drinking whisky and Coke while Alfie slept.

In the months leading up to Alfie's death, they were in an "on-off" phase, but still had contact so Mr Phillips could see Alfie, jurors were told.

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