A court hears allegations that nine-month-old Preston Davey was sexually abused and murdered by two adults he was placed with after care arrangements were made in April 2023. According to reports, Preston was placed in the care of Jamie Varley, 37, and John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32. Prosecution accounts presented in court include that, in the weeks before Preston died, there were marks on his body described as resembling a human bite. The reports state that this evidence is being relied on as part of the case against the two defendants. The coverage also frames the matter as involving adoption-related circumstances, with the adults described as being in the process of adopting Preston at the time. The reports do not provide details of an agreed cause of death or the defendants’ responses in the excerpt provided. The case is considered ongoing, with the court hearing evidence to determine whether the allegations against Varley and McGowan-Fazakerley are proven.