The disturbing incident surrounding the murder of a six-year-old by his stepmother and father has certainly left the entire country of England in shock, with many calling for stricter punishments for the culprits.
UFC referee Marc Goddard has also voiced his outrage of the crime and insisted that there should be capital punishment for the convicts in order to bring true justice to Hughes. Taking to his Twitter handle, Goddard wrote:
"Somethings I wish I didn’t see, somethings I wish I didn’t read. I cannot fully comprehend what I’ve tried to digest. Heartbroken. Where is true justice? Capital punishment, no question. For the love of God rest in eternal peace little man. #RIPArthur"
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Along with Marc Goddard, many other popular figures took to social media to talk about the horrific incident:
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' stepmother, Emma Tustin, was convicted today of his murder having caused the fatal head injury. He was found with 125 bruising areas on his body at her home in Solihull last year. She photographed the child on her phone as he was left to die in the hallway after the brutal assault.
The child's father, Thomas Hughes, was convicted of manslaughter after a campaign of cruelty perpetrated against the child was heard by the court.
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' grandmother describes the couple as wicked and evil
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes' two grandmothers, Joanna Hughes and Madeleine Halcrow, had gone to Coventry Crown court to read out the child's impact statements.
Following the verdicts, Labinjo-Hughes’s maternal grandmother Halcrow revealed that the son's father and stepmother were 'wicked' and 'evil' human beings. She called Tustin's actions 'incomprehensible' after finding out that she used to poison her grandson salt and beat him. The couple were described as 'completely ruthless, unthinking, and pitiless' by prosecutors.
The trial in court also heard that Arthur Labinjo-Hughes was denied access to food and was made to stand alone in a hallway for long hours every day.
Emma Tustin has been jailed for a minimum of 29 years while Thomas Hughes has been jailed for 21 years.