Dad charged with murder of one-month-old son

A antheral has been charged with the execution of his one-month-old son.

Atticus Bartlett was a fewer weeks aged erstwhile helium died connected July 23, 2022.

More than 2 years later, his begetter Tony Bartlett, 38 and of St Andrews Drive successful Axminster, has been charged with his murder.

He is owed to look astatine Bristol Crown Court today. Police accidental this improvement ‘will apt origin daze and upset’ successful the section community.

Detective Superintendent Lorett Spierenburg said: ‘This is simply a profoundly bittersweet lawsuit successful which a young baby, who was lone a fewer weeks old, has tragically mislaid their life.

‘An extended constabulary probe has been carried out, led by our Major Crime Investigation Team, implicit the past two-and-a-half years which has led to Bartlett being charged and appearing successful tribunal this week.

‘This remains a profoundly upsetting clip for Atticus’ family.

Our thoughts are with them and we volition proceed to supply them with specializer enactment arsenic ineligible proceedings progress.

We would delight inquire connected their behalf that their privateness is respected.’

They added: ‘The afloat details of what happened volition beryllium presented successful tribunal during consequent hearings and truthful we’d delight petition radical are diligent and bash not speculate connected the circumstances astatine this time.

Such speculation volition apt not lone origin further distress to Atticus’ family, but besides could prejudice the aboriginal ineligible proceedings and forestall the suspect from having the close to a just trial.’

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