LONDON — A jury in central England on Wednesday convicted a father of enlisting men to attack his 3-year-old son with a corrosive acid amid a custody battle with the child’s mother. The jury found the 40-year-old man and five others guilty of conspiracy with intent to “burn, maim or disfigure.” The boy suffered serious injuries on his face and arm when sulfuric acid was thrown on him inside a store in July. Prosecutors alleged the father wanted more contact with his son and organized the plot to manufacture evidence the child’s mother was unfit to care for him. Judge Robert Juckes told the men they committed a “monstrous” crime that had been carefully planned and executed. She said she would be in serious danger when the father is released from prison.

Source: National Post March 06, 2019 13:40 UTC