in the spine, as well as severe damage to internal organs as if he had been kicked or punched to the stomach and head.

Most of the injuries were from the 48 hours leading up to his death on December 29, 2008.

But Bobby had been treated for a broken leg three weeks earlier and was kept in for a scan when bruises were seen on his forehead.

The toddler's mother, Collette Harris, complained she was being 'victimised' and said the bruises were the result of Bobby banging his head on his cot.



And tests revealed the ankle fracture was caused accidentally and no other serious injuries were detected so he was discharged.

A consultant at Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford, Kent, who had seen Bobby before, sent him home the next dayafter checks were made.



Harris, 30, of Dartford, Kent, had denied killing Bobby or causing his injuries.



Tragedy: Bobby Louch who died after suffering fatal damage to his brain and abdomen. His mother, Collette Harris, was found guilty of his murder

She screamed 'Oh my God' and collapsed in tears as the jury found her guilty of murder.

Harris whispered 'I did not touch my son'.

She had tried to blame her new boyfriend, James Phillips, who denied killing Bobby or causing the injuries.



Drug taker Phillips, 25, of Erith, Kent, was found not guilty of murder and alternate charges of manslaughter and causing or allowing the death.

Sentencing Harris, The Recorder of London Peter Beaumont said: 'It was a terrible thing you did for reasons that are quite incomprehensible, the suffering that was inflicted