After Mr Hankin said the recordings painted a picture of a child in utter distress, Tustin told the court: I can hear that now but when I was there I just thought he was acting like a baby. No further action was taken and the injury was put down to "boisterous play" with his step-siblings. "He knocked himself unconscious. Emma Tustin denies murdering six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes at her home in Shirley on June 16, last year; the boy's dad Thomas Hughes also stands accused, Never miss breaking news by signing up to our free email updates. Robert Grnling. Six-year-old Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, from Solihull, was abused, neglected and killed by his stepmother, Emma Tustin, and his father, Thomas Hughes. "I feel hollow every day, I feel as though I'm walking around with all the lights turned off. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Emma Tustin, 32, was convicted of the murder of her 6-year-old stepson, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Caroline Johnson, a Conservative MP on the Commons . Prosecutors have alleged the killing blows were inflicted by Tustin on Arthur, after he had been weakened by months of physical and mental abuse, salt poisoning and starvation. 'In some of the clips he appears to be pleading. I'm trying to pick him up in the process. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' killer aborted baby and tried to kill herself to A spokesperson for the NSPCC said the charity was "struggling to come to terms" with what Arthur endured before his killing. Arthur's former school in Dickens Heath, Solihull, issued a statement to say it was "supporting the children, parents and staff at this difficult time". His father Thomas Hughes, 29, and stepmother Emma Tustin,. We also may change the frequency you receive our emails from us in order to keep you up to date and give you the best relevant information possible. Arthur Labinjo-Hughes can finally be laid to rest after his father Thomas agreed to release the six-year-old's body for burial. 'There is a sense of desolation and desperation. She allegedly carried out the fatal assault and fetched her phone immediately afterwards to photograph the boy as he lay dying in the hallway. The judge told the pair "the cruel and inhuman treatment of Arthur was a deliberate decision by you to brush off his cries for help as naughtiness". A note at the bottom of the list read: "Any additional time accrued on chair such as crying, telling more than once, is extra 10 minutes on top of already set time.". Arthur Labinjo-Hughes killers enjoy ice cream without a care in the Sentencing, Mr Justice Wall told Coventry Crown Court the case was "one of the most distressing and disturbing" he had ever dealt with. A normal range of sodium is around 140 mmol/L, jurors were told. At post-mortem 125 bruises were found on his head and body, jurors were told The jury was also read text messages between Hughes and Tustin talking of alleged abuse. Holly Christodoulou; Published: 2:44 . Tustin and Hughes also dished out unusual punishments as the sickening abuse ramped up - cutting up his football shirts and taking his teddy away. In one she writes: "Backchatting me for joke threw himself on the floor shouting abuse. VideoAn inside look at the housing crisis, The world's most endangered jobs. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Stepmum on trial for murder of six-year-old says she did not change In haunting video released by police, Arthur could be seen the morning of his death waking up on the living room floor after being denied a bed. To hear your own son say he's in danger with me. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Instead, his evil killers "prioritised their own desires" over Arthur's basic needs.