Mum accused of murder of toddler

AMOTHER and her partner have gone on trial accused of murdering her two-yearold son.

Rachel Trelfa, 31, (now Fee) formerly of Macclesfield, and Nyomi Fee, 28, deny murdering toddler Liam in Fife in Scotland in March 2014.

The women also plead not guilty to a catalogue of allegations of wilfully illtreating and neglecting two other young boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, over a period of more than two years.

They further deny attempting to defeat the ends of justice following the toddler’s death.

The pair are accused of falsely telling others, including police, that one of the other young boys was responsible for Liam’s death.

The murder charge alleges that they assaulted Liam at a house in Fife, on various occasions between March 15 and March 22, 2014.

Ms Trelfa and Ms Fee repeatedly inflicted ‘blunt force trauma to his head and body’ causing injuries so severe that he died on March 22 that year, it is claimed.

Between that date and April 30 2014, the two are said to have taken steps to avoid detection, arrest and prosecution, thereby attempting to defeat the ends of justice.

That charge includes an allegation that they falsely told emergency services workers, police and friends and family that one of the young boys they are accused of neglecting was responsible for Liam’s death.

Another charge denied by the women alleges that they assaulted Liam on various occasions between January 2012 and March 2014.

Prosecutors also claim that between similar dates, the pair wilfully illtreated or neglected Liam.

It is alleged they left him in his pushchair and bed for prolonged periods of time, put a blanket over his face, taped socks to his hands and left him in a darkened room, failing to provide him with adequate exercise or physical and mental stimulation.

It is further claimed they failed to provide him with adequate food and, in March 2014, failed to get him adequate medical attention.

Ms Trelfa and Ms Fee deny the charges of harming two young boys between January 2012 and March 2014.

In relation to the first child, there are 23 separate allegations, including one that the pair made him stand naked under a cold shower for lengthy periods as a punishment for wetting the bed.

The Crown claims they forced the child to eat his own excrement and dog excrement, put soap in his mouth and forced his hand into Liam’s mouth on March 22, 2014 after he had died.

The trial continues.