Overview
- Klevi Pirjani and Nivalda Santos Pirjani were sentenced Monday to life in prison at Liverpool Crown Court, with minimum terms of 19 years and 15 years three months.
- Doctors reported a major skull fracture, catastrophic brain injury, retinal bleeding and dozens of fractures of different ages that experts said could not be accidental.
- A jury in October 2025 found both parents guilty of murder and Section 18 assault, and the judge said he could not say who delivered the fatal blow but ruled each encouraged the other; the father was also found guilty of causing or allowing the death after the mother had admitted that offense.
- Merseyside Police released the 999 call and bodycam footage, which captured the father referring to his son as “it” and showed the couple’s arrests after the baby was found unresponsive in November 2024.
- The NSPCC urged a Child Safeguarding Practice Review, an official check of how agencies handled the case, noting babies under one are the most at risk of serious harm.