![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/couple-texted-i-want-to-bounce-him-off-the-walls-before-babys-brutal-murder/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1_DMP_TEM_311022courtGV_874JPG.jpg&description=Text messages sent from a mobile phone belonging to Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden, accused of killing their son Finley Boden on Christmas Day 2020, have been read out in courtThe parents are accused of murdering their baby on December 25 2020A mobile phone belonging to a couple accused of the "savage and brutal" murder of their baby was used to send a message saying "I want to bounce him off the walls" days before his death, a court has heard. Cannabis users Stephen Boden, 29, and Shannon Marsden, 22, are accused of killing Finley Boden during the winter 2020 Covid lockdown - 39 days after he was placed back into their care. Prosecutors said the pair jointly carried out the Christmas Day murder, after burning and beating the 10-month-old "in repeated acts of severe violence", and - to this day - remained "in it together". A Derby Crown Court jury has already heard Finley suffered a catalogue of "appalling" injuries, including two burns, one likely "from a cigarette lighter flame", 57 fractures and 71 bruises, some up to two weeks old. On Thursday, the trial heard text messages sent from the couple's shared mobile phone - with jurors told the author of each SMS was not always clear - read by prosecution barrister Sally Hobson. The trial heard text messages sent from the couple's shared mobile phone ( Derby Telegraph) In one message from that handset to a contact saved as "Smokey J" at 12.39pm on December 23, 2020, the author said: "Little one f***ing kept me up all night. "I want to bounce him off the walls. Haha." Before the youngster was returned to the couple's care by a court order, internet searches were made on that phone for several news articles relating to parent-involved child deaths. On October 15, 2020, a record was found of a BBC story about a "father jailed for killing two-month-old son". Another on the same day brought up an article about a mother "charged with killing 20-month-old daughter through neglect". On November 19, 2020, the date Finley wa){kind=link}
Text messages sent from a mobile phone belonging to Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden, accused of killing their son Finley Boden on Christmas Day 2020, have been read out in court
A mobile phone belonging to a couple accused of the “savage and brutal” murder of their baby was used to send a message saying “I want to bounce him off the walls” days before his death, a court has heard.
Cannabis users Stephen Boden, 29, and Shannon Marsden, 22, are accused of killing Finley Boden during the winter 2020 Covid lockdown – 39 days after he was placed back into their care.
Prosecutors said the pair jointly carried out the Christmas Day murder, after burning and beating the 10-month-old “in repeated acts of severe violence”, and – to this day – remained “in it together”.
A Derby Crown Court jury has already heard Finley suffered a catalogue of “appalling” injuries, including two burns, one likely “from a cigarette lighter flame”, 57 fractures and 71 bruises, some up to two weeks old.