Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Kerr: R v Waterson and Williams
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 14 November 2019 |
| Court | Crown Court |
| Subject Matter | Sentencing Remarks |
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Sentencing remarks of Mr Justice Kerr
The Queen
v
Stephen Waterson
The Queen
v
Emilie Williams
Central Criminal Court
14 November 2019
Stephen Waterson
1. Stephen Waterson, please stay seated for the moment. I am sentencing
you for three crimes: manslaughter by gross negligence, conspiring to
pervert the course of justice and intimidation of a witness.
2. I will start with the manslaughter of Alfie Lamb, who died aged 3, on 4
February 2018, as a result of injuries caused by you three days earlier.
Alfie died of asphyxia as a result of you moving your front car seat back
into Alfie, stopping him from breathing.
3. You pleaded guilty to the charge of gross negligence manslaughter on 2
September 2019. You were previously charged with manslaughter of
Alfie by unlawful act. The jury could not agree about that count at your
trial.
4. In your defence statement in November 2018, you denied any
responsibility for Alfie’s death, including denying being responsible for
him travelling in the footwell of the car where he suffered his fatal
injuries.
5. You now accept that you owed Alfie a duty of care; that you caused him
to travel in the footwell of the car on 1 February 2018 instead of in a car
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