Cheshire man jailed for murdering girlfriend’s toddler son
Get the inside track on the big stories from Manchester courts with our weekly newsletterA Cheshire man who murdered his girlfriend’s son while she was at the hairdressers has been jailed for life.Jonathan Simpson, 25, will serve a minimum of 19 years in jail after being found guilty of the murder of 22-month-old Jacob Marshall.Liverpool Crown Court heard how the toddler suffered a “catalogue of injuries” on his body as well as a fatal head injury.Jacob was found seriously injured at his mother’s home in Speke, Liverpool, on July 12 in 2019, and was taken to hospital.He tragically died the following day.Jacob’s mother Emma Marshall told jurors: “On July 12 2019, my life changed forever."I made a decision to leave my baby Jacob in the care