Daily Mirror – Star Hobson: Mum let lover brutally beat Star to death
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Star Hobson: Mum let love brutally beat Star to death
The Daily Mirror leads with the death of 16-month-old Star Hobson. The paper reports on the conviction of Savannah Brockhill, 28, for the murder of Star. The toddler’s mother, and Brockhill’s girlfriend, Frankie Smith, 20, was convicted of causing or allowing her child’s death.
The front page also features a photograph of what it calls a “raucous” Christmas party thrown by Tory aides in the party’s Westminster headquarters during coronavirus restrictions last Christmas. The picture features 24 people including the Conservative’s former candidate for London mayor, Shaun Bailey. A spokesperson for his campaign told the Mirror the “post-work event to thank campaign staff” was a “serious error of judgement” and apologised “unreservedly”.
Today's Headlines
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