Parents cleared of killing their baby by lying on top of him

A COUPLE have been cleared of unlawfully killing their newborn baby boy by lying on top of him following a four-and-a-half-year investigation.

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Lennon Cahill died in November 2020 aged just three days. Paul Cahill, 50, and Jodie Harris, 33, both from Kings Norton, were subsequently charged with manslaughter and child cruelty.

They reiterated their not guilty pleas at Birmingham Crown Court.

Sally Howes KC, prosecuting, confirmed that the Crown formally offered no evidence on both charges after reviewing expert evidence and determining “there will not be a realistic prospect of conviction”.

Judge Paul Farrer KC acquitted both Mr Cahill and Ms Harris.

The manslaughter charge alleged each defendant “unlawfully killed Lennon Cahill by gross negligence”.