The mom of a three-year-old who was brutally killed by her stepfather after she refused to eat lunch has slammed his ‘extremely lenient’ sentence.

Hannah Butler, 29, was left shocked when Paul Marsh, 27 – who was discovered responsible of manslaughter – was handed an 11 yr sentence – of which she says he’ll ‘doubtless serve simply six years’.

Hannah and Jessica’s grandma, Casey Jell, 49, have since began a petition asking for a sentence assessment for Marsh. 

It comes after the Legal professional Common referred the sentences of Emma Tustin and Thomas Hughes to the Court docket of Enchantment over the demise of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes.

Emma Tustin, 32, was convicted of the homicide of her 6-year-old stepson, Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. The sufferer’s father, Thomas Hughes, 29, was convicted of his manslaughter. Each offenders had been additionally convicted of kid cruelty. 

Residential house carer, Marsh, had overwhelmed little Jessica Dalgleish, whereas her mom was at work masking a shift he had referred to as in sick for.

He grew to become offended after she would not eat a ham sandwich whereas he was making an attempt to observe soccer scores on Sky Sports activities.

The 27-year-old claimed Jessica had fallen down the steps and he had discovered her slumped behind the banister, on twenty first December 2019.

He despatched a textual content to mom Hannah detailing the ‘accident’ and he or she insisted he name 999 whereas she rushed house – regardless of him calling a hospital go to ‘pointless’.

Three-year-old Jessica Dalgleish (pictured) who was brutally killed by her stepfather Paul Marsh after she refused to eat a sandwich has slammed his 'incredibly lenient' sentence

Three-year-old Jessica Dalgleish (pictured) who was brutally killed by her stepfather Paul Marsh after she refused to eat a sandwich has slammed his ‘extremely lenient’ sentence

Pictured: Hannah Butler, with Jessica, has slammed Marsh's 'incredibly lenient' sentence

Pictured: Hannah Butler, with Jessica, has slammed Marsh’s ‘extremely lenient’ sentence

Jessica – who suffered from complicated studying difficulties – was airlifted from Folkestone to King’s School Hospital in London, however died on Christmas Eve from deadly mind accidents attributable to a cracked cranium.

Marsh’s account of what had occurred was unclear, prompting an investigation by detectives from Kent Police and his subsequent arrest.

After a jury trial, at Maidstone Crown Court docket, Marsh was sentenced on December 20, 2021 – leaving Jessica’s grieving mom ‘furious’ on the sentence.

Hannah, from Sandgate, Kent, mentioned: ‘I am simply staggered that he was handed such a brief jail time period.

‘It was 11 years however in actuality he’ll serve six if that, it is simply disgusting contemplating what he is executed to my child lady.

‘He killed her in chilly blood as a result of he wished to observe soccer on TV. I ought to by no means have allowed him round her, however I trusted him.

Paul Marsh (pictured outside court today), 27, inflicted catastrophic head injuries on Jessica Dalgleish at her home in Sandgate, near Folkestone, on 21 December, 2019, Kent Police said

Paul Marsh

Paul Marsh (pictured) was jailed for 11 years after being discovered responsible of manslaughter of and baby cruelty in direction of his three-year-old stepdaughter final month at Maidstone Crown Court docket

‘She was extraordinarily susceptible, and he knew that. I believed he can be protected, I met him working in a care house, however how improper I used to be.

‘The trial proved that it wasn’t a one off, he’d damage her earlier than and gotten away with it as a result of she used to bang her head so much as a consequence of her incapacity.

‘This has destroyed my confidence fully. I am beginning a petition for an enchantment for a correct sentence.

‘I will not settle for that the sentence he received matches his crimes and I will not relaxation till we’ve justice.’

Hannah began courting Marsh in February 2019 after initially assembly at work in October 2017.

He moved in along with her and her youngsters in August 2019.

Hannah (pictured) said she had no reason to suspect Marsh would ever harm Jessica

Hannah (pictured) mentioned she had no purpose to suspect Marsh would ever hurt Jessica

She mentioned: ‘He was a extremely quiet man, he appeared good and type. I by no means noticed any completely different, he saved up his good man act in entrance of me always.

‘I had no purpose to be suspicious. I would even executed full background checks on him earlier than even letting him meet Jessica.

‘Jessica was my life, I would by no means have deliberately put her in danger.’

On December 13, 2019 – simply weeks earlier than Marsh killed Jessica – Hannah acquired a name from her nursery who had been involved about facial bruising.

Doting Hannah rushed Jessica to William Harvey Hospital, Ashford, Kent.

‘The hospital simply accepted it was as a consequence of her headbanging behaviour as did I,’ she defined.

‘Jessica had a number of tough behaviours together with pulling her hair out and bashing her head off issues.

‘She was present process assessments on the time she was killed.

Jessica (pictured) who had complex learning difficulties suffered catastrophic injuries

Jessica (pictured) who had complicated studying difficulties suffered catastrophic accidents

‘Paul knew all about Jessica earlier than we received collectively. It by no means crossed my thoughts it could have been Paul hurting her.

‘I went to the GP later that week and received her a protecting helmet to assist cushion her head, I actually thought it was simply that.’

On December 21, 2019, Marsh referred to as in sick to the care house he and Hannah each labored in.

With workers at dangerously low ranges, Hannah agreed to go in for her shift early.

Hannah mentioned: ‘He wasn’t even sick, he simply could not be bothered to go in. It had develop into clear to me that he did not actually like our job, not like I did.

‘So I left Paul to take care of Jessica as a result of I trusted him. It was the worst mistake of my life.’

At 3.15pm Marsh messaged his companion to saying ‘you want to name me’ after she’d been at work for just some hours.

On the decision he defined that Jessica had fallen down the steps, however in keeping with Hannah he ‘did not sound in any respect involved’.

The court heard Marsh was reluctant to get medical help for Jessica after claiming she fell

The court docket heard Marsh was reluctant to get medical assist for Jessica after claiming she fell

Regardless of this, the frightened mom insisted he name 999 and left work to hurry house.

She mentioned: ‘I received there as a great deal of paramedics had been there – all gathered round. Jessica was on the couch bare.

‘It was introduced up in court docket why she had no garments on, Paul mentioned he’d undressed her to verify for bruises however that actually would not make sense in any respect.

‘He was first support educated, he’d know not to try this. Jessica was completely unresponsive, it was horrific.

‘I used to be beside myself.

‘Earlier than we left to go to hospital, Jessica was taken in an air ambulance, he mentioned: “I’ll go down for this”.

‘On the time I did not suppose a lot of it as a result of I used to be so frightened about her however later it dawned on me as a extremely unusual factor to say.’

After two days in hospital, Jessica died from her accidents.

Marsh, from Sandgate, Kent, denied manslaughter and cruelty to the kid within the weeks earlier than her demise.

Prosecutor Jennifer Knight QC mentioned he had advised the mom that there was nothing improper with Jessica when she discovered thriller bruises on her within the weeks earlier than her demise. 

The court docket had heard how Jessica – who was beneath three toes tall and weighed simply 2st 11lbs – had been born in February 2016 and suffered from complicated autism.

Detective Chief Inspector Neil Kimber, Senior Investigating Officer for the Kent and Essex Critical Crime Directorate, mentioned: ‘This can be a tragic case during which a younger lady has been robbed of her life earlier than it had actually begun.

‘Marsh was reluctant to get medical consideration for Jessica on the day he inflicted these accidents, and he has since sought to evade justice by altering his account and mendacity about what really occurred on that day.

‘A meticulous investigation by my group, together with delicate interviewing of a variety of witnesses and cautious evaluation of difficult medical proof, has led to Marsh being discovered responsible of manslaughter.

‘I hope the jury’s verdicts and the sentence handed down at the moment give Jessica’s relations some sense of closure as they proceed to mourn her tragic demise.’

Hannah and Jessica’s grandma, Casey Jell, 49, have since began a petition asking for a sentence assessment for Marsh.

She mentioned: ‘If I may say something to him now I would inform him I hate him. If he could not cope, why did not he simply go away?

‘He was an enormous man, how may he assault her like that? Over a sandwich? Jessica did not even like sandwiches anyway.

‘I would all the time advised him that she would all the time reside with me, I would by no means put her in care, and I believe he hated that.

‘Trying again a part of me thinks he was jealous as a result of I did child her, I did bathe her with love, she was my child.

‘He all the time advised me I spoiled Jessica however she deserved life. And Jessica’s life deserves greater than the sentence he received.

‘He nonetheless would not admit what he did or present any regret in any respect. It is like as a result of Jessica was disabled her life would not matter.

‘However she was an angel, she was my angel and now she’s gone.’