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Behind the facade of Jamie Varley, the ‘wicked, arrogant liar’ who abused and murdered his baby son

Varley presented himself in court as a doting dad but prosecution said he used adopted boy as a sexual ‘plaything’ ‘They were an ordinary couple,” said one neighbour. Their baby “was happy, he was smiley, he was…

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The GuardianJun 15, 2026, 7:39 PM

Behind the facade of Jamie Varley, the ‘wicked, arrogant liar’ who abused and murdered his baby son

Varley presented himself in court as a doting dad but prosecution said he used adopted boy as a sexual ‘plaything’ ‘They were an ordinary couple,” said one neighbour. Their baby “was happy, he was smiley, he was beautiful”, said a friend. There were no big concerns about the teacher and the sales manager who were doing what thousands do every year – adopting a child. In reality, Jamie Varley and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, were child abusers and Varley murdered the baby boy they adopted, Preston Davey, when he was 13 months old. Continue reading...

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