The stunning second a mom claimed her three-year-old son died choking on a cheese bap has been revealed as she was immediately discovered responsible of murdering him after scalding and beating him with a bamboo cane – insisting the Bible instructed her to.
Christina Robinson, 30, misplaced her mood and violently shook her son Dwelaniyah on the residence in Ushaw Moor, Durham, in November 2022.
The defendant, initially from Tamworth in Staffordshire, has immediately been convicted of homicide and 4 little one cruelty costs.
The jury discovered that Robinson did trigger a deadly mind damage to her son on November 5 2022 whereas she was the one grownup in the home – although she claimed on the time to emergency companies he had stopped respiratory whereas consuming a cheese bap.
Robinson, a member of the extremist Black Hebrew Israelite faith, admitted hitting the little boy with a bamboo cane however claimed she was following a Bible scripture which suggested the usage of the rod for the ‘correction’ of youngsters.
Christina Robinson (pictured) has been discovered responsible of murdering her son Dwelaniyah, three
She beforehand scalded her son Dwelaniyah (pictured) and beat him with a bamboo cane
Robinson, seen right here being interviewed by police talked concerning the Bible encouraging the usage of the rod for self-discipline when requested whether or not she beat her son
Robinson instructed her trial she used the bamboo cane (pictured) to hit Dwelaniyah as a result of he was messing round along with his meals
She instructed the courtroom her purpose to make use of the cane was that the teen was messing round along with his meals.
Within the weeks earlier than Dwelaniyah’s loss of life, she had intentionally immersed him in scalding water, inflicting extreme burns that might have brought about excruciating ache.
She handled his accidents herself and didn’t search medical assist as safeguarding considerations would have been apparent if a well being employee noticed him.
It was greater than 20 minutes earlier than she dialled 999, first chatting with her husband on the telephone regardless of him being away serving with the RAF 240 miles away, after which utilizing Google to have a look at find out how to resuscitate a baby.
Her chilling 999 telephone name was performed throughout the trial, wherein she might be heard telling an operator she didn’t suppose her son was respiratory.
She was recorded saying: ‘He is solely three. He isn’t respiratory. He was consuming after which his eyes simply went all bizarre after which… I have been doing CPR for about 5 minutes.’
When the emergency companies arrived, Robinson appeared calm as she defined her model of occasions to a police officer whereas medics labored desperately on Dwelaniyah.
Regardless of their efforts on the scene Dwelaniyah couldn’t be saved and possibly died on the home, though additional makes an attempt to resuscitate him have been made in hospital.
A autopsy examination revealed he had been the sufferer of a collection of assaults and had sustained numerous non-accidental accidents.
Richard Wright, prosecuting, stated: ‘In different phrases, any individual had been intentionally hurting this little boy and had been doing so over a time period.
‘That individual was his mom, the defendant Christina Robinson.’
In his closing speech, Mr Wright instructed the courtroom: ‘He was subjected to a marketing campaign of violence and cruelty by his mom for petty wrongs.’
Her husband, Dwelaniyah’s father Gabriel Adu-Appau was away from the household residence when his son was repeatedly injured and didn’t play any function within the trial.
Robinson, who was representing herself after sacking her authorized workforce, was additionally discovered responsible at Newcastle Crown Court docket of 4 little one cruelty costs
Pictured: Detectives search Robinson’s residence in Ushaw Moor, County Durham
His spouse was utilizing a sperm donor to attempt to conceive and, in October 2022, had additionally made contact with a person named Chisom Harmless Onoja utilizing a courting app.
When she grew to become pregnant, Robinson was in common contact with well being professionals, though she was not keen to get remedy for her son’s accidents.
The previous health teacher shared her eye-opening views on parenting and self-discipline in a voice word to her lover – a person she was seeing whereas her husband was away serving within the RAF.
Police retrieved the message Robinson despatched to Chisom Harmless Onoja which stated that sometimes one father or mother is stricter than the opposite, however that her husband was not there.
She instructed him: I’ve been each father and mom this complete time. I’ve to separate myself, I’ve to be actually, actually arduous, however then I’m the loving, caring one on the similar time.
She stated that, when kids grow old, it turns into the function of the daddy ‘to do the ass-kicking after which that Dwelaniyah was going to get ‘his ass kicked’ for spilling her treatment on the ground.
The decide Mr Justice Garnham stated this afternoon he would sentence Robinson on Might 24.
He raised considerations that she now not had authorized illustration, after she sacked her barristers and legal professionals in the direction of the top of the trial.
He instructed her: ‘Because of this I’m not going to condemn you immediately. The query arises as to after I ought to sentence you. Are you keen to or intending to acquire authorized help for that stage of the method?’
After she replied, ‘I can think about it’, Mr Justice Garnham added: ‘I counsel you within the strongest potential phrases to contemplate it very rigorously.’
The decide additionally thanked the jury, a few of whom have been visibly upset, for his or her ‘apparent care and a spotlight’, and excused them from additional service for 20 years.
He instructed them: ‘I do know from you, this has been a hectic course of, it’s good to get away and do one thing else, and take into consideration one thing extra cheerful.
‘I’m extraordinarily grateful for all you may have finished.’
Detective Chief Insp Simon Turner, senior investigating officer at Durham Constabulary, stated after the decision that Robinson had give you a ‘net of lies’ to cowl up her pointless violence.
He stated: ‘A toddler’s life is valuable. Dwelaniyah Robinson had his life sadly taken from him, at simply three years of age, having been crushed and abused by the hands of his personal mom.
‘She tragically subjected him to repeated lashings with a cane, and submerged him in scalding scorching water, leading to practically 20 per cent burns.
Pictured: Forensics on the scene the place Dwelaniyah was discovered ‘lined in minor accidents’ which Robinson claimed have been attributable to her son bumping into furnishings within the household residence
Robinson, pictured being interviewed by police after her arrest, can be sentenced on Might 24
Police revealed the bamboo cane utilized by Robinson to beat her son Dwelaniyah
‘Even after this horrific abuse she failed to hunt remedy, leaving him in important ache. Simply weeks later while nonetheless struggling, he was then topic to a deadly head damage.
‘Christina Robinson lied from the outset, and I’m happy the jury has seen by way of her lies and convicted her immediately.
‘This has been a very horrific case, that has affected everybody concerned. I want to thank our investigation workforce for his or her dedication and dedication to get justice for Dwelaniyah.
‘My ideas are with those that actually cared about Dwelaniyah. Sadly, nothing can convey him again, however hopefully immediately’s verdict will present some closure and permit them to grieve.’
