Man’s sick 2 word insult to baby boy, 13 months, he sexually abused and killed
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Preston Davey died at the age of just 13 months (Image: Lancashire Police/PA Wire)A “sadistic” school teacher who murdered his adopted 13-month-old baby during a sexual assault had chillingly warned his sister that the young child was “dead meat.” Described as an “evil monster” paedophile Jamie Varley, 37, inflicted “unremitting abuse” on Preston Davey.
Preston was subjected to months of horrific physical, sexual and emotional abuse at the hands of the secondary school teacher, who was trusted to take care of him. Varley and his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, were approved for adoption by Adoption Now on January 6, 2023. On April 1, Preston spent his first night at the couple’s home in Staining Road, Blackpool, and was formally placed under their care. Just six days later, on April 6, Varley texted his sister, a baby sleep trainer, saying: “He’s dead meat today. I didn’t sleep last night after 11.30. Up every one and a half hours.”
Varley texted his sister, telling her that Preston was ‘dead meat’ (Image: Lancashire Police/PA Wire)
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Preston was routinely ill-treated, had indecent images and videos taken of him, and was sexually abused and physically assaulted, suffering 40 traumatic injuries.
On July 10 July 10, just four days after Preston had been admitted to Blackpool Victoria Hospital for a third time, after earlier visits in May and June Varley ‘jokingly’ told his partner, “your son’s in hospital. I strangled him”.
Varley, a minute later sent a second text to his boyfriend, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, saying: “Jokes. Just give me a call when done.”
On July 27 2023 the former head of year rushed Preston into hospital for the final time, claiming he had accidentally drowned in the bath. Lying to medical staff, Varley claimed he left the child in the bath for two or three minutes and returned to find him submerged.
However, there was no evidence he had swallowed water, he had a nappy in place and was dry. One senior doctor said Varley gave a “performance” of a grieving parent that was unlike any she had ever seen before.
Medics worked for 50 minutes to try and save Preston’s life but sadly he was pronounced dead in hospital.
Jamie Varley has been handed a whole life term (Image: Lancashire Police/PA Wire)A Home Office post-mortem examination ruled out drowning as the cause of death and the examination found around 40 non-accidental, internal and external injuries.
They included multiple clusters of “fingertip” bruises on his head, face and limbs, slap marks on his leg, and a human bite mark on the baby’s right buttock.
Preston also had injuries to his mouth, throat and bottom, with parts of his anatomy “abnormal” and the injuries consistent with “forcible penetration” and sexual abuse.
Police recovered a series of photos of Preston taken four days before his death, over a period of three minutes 12 seconds, at the time of a sexual assault.
Preston is photographed along with his favourite toy teddies, suspended over the top horizontal bar of his cot, his neck resting on the bar and his legs in a “frog like” position, seemingly asleep or unconscious.
Four days later, 90 minutes before he is rushed to hospital, Varley recorded another video, in between using Snapchat and checking emails, of Preston in extreme distress, hardly breathing and taking “agonal breaths”.
McGowan-Fazakerley was jailed for 25 years (Image: Lancashire Police/PA Wire)Following an eight week trial Varley was given a whole life term and told he will never be eligible for parole after his conviction for a murder that “shocked the nation”.
His partner was jailed for 25 years for allowing Varley’s treatment of the child and taking part in the sexual abuse.
Outside court, Detective Chief Inspector Andy Fallows, who led the murder investigation for Lancashire Police, said: “Jamie Varley is an evil and monstrous individual who sexually, physically and mentally abused a vulnerable baby for his own sadistic pleasure.
“I struggle to imagine the horror that Preston endured in his short life.
“This has been one of the most challenging investigations our force major investigation team has ever undertaken, and the most extreme example of sordid and wicked behaviour by two completely remorseless human beings.
“This is a case which has truly shocked the nation.”
