{"id":353741,"date":"2026-06-18T22:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-as-judge-sentences-teacher-who-murdered-his-adopted-baby-to-life-in-prison\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T22:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T21:00:31","slug":"watch-as-judge-sentences-teacher-who-murdered-his-adopted-baby-to-life-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/watch-as-judge-sentences-teacher-who-murdered-his-adopted-baby-to-life-in-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch as judge sentences teacher who murdered his adopted baby to life in prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/UzUFEGuOnMs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Watch as judge sentences teacher who murdered his adopted baby to life in prison\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UzUFEGuOnMs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A high school teacher has been handed a whole life term for the &quot;sadistic&quot; murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby.<\/p>\n<p>Jamie Varley, 37, adopted Preston Davey at nine-months-old with his partner John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, before treating him as his &quot;plaything&quot;, sexually assaulting and physically abusing him.<\/p>\n<p>Just four months later Varley murdered the baby boy, following a sexual assault, at their Blackpool home.<\/p>\n<p>Sentencing Varley at Preston Crown Court, Mr Justice Turner said 13-month-old Preston had faced &quot;unremitting abuse&quot; and neglect.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A high school teacher has been handed a whole life term for the &quot;sadistic&quot; murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby. 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