{"id":8250,"date":"2026-07-30T18:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/?p=8250"},"modified":"2026-07-30T18:14:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T22:14:21","slug":"preston-davey-case-breakdown-the-timeline-everyone-should-know-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/?p=8250","title":{"rendered":"Preston Davey Case Breakdown: The Timeline Everyone Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Preston Davey Case: Why Did Nobody Stop Him?\" width=\"735\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JzCkFK9GwEg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The case of Preston Davey, a 13-month-old baby murdered by his adoptive father, has shocked the UK and raised urgent questions about safeguarding failures. This timeline breaks down the key events everyone should know&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preston was born four weeks early on&nbsp;<strong>June 16, 2022<\/strong>, at Wythenshawe Hospital, weighing 5lb 7oz&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. Just five days later, on&nbsp;<strong>June 21<\/strong>, he was placed into emergency foster care by Oldham Council via an interim care order, where he remained for the first nine months of his life&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czrx8gj112mo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In&nbsp;<strong>January 2023<\/strong>, Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley were approved for adoption by Adoption Now&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. Their first visit to see Preston at his foster parents&#8217; home occurred on&nbsp;<strong>February 13<\/strong>, and Preston spent his first night at their Blackpool home on&nbsp;<strong>April 1, 2023<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>April 6<\/strong>, Varley texted his sister, a baby sleep trainer:&nbsp;<em>&#8220;He&#8217;s dead meat today&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the following months, Preston was taken to Blackpool Victoria Hospital three times&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>May 25<\/strong>, he was rushed in floppy and unresponsive; bruising to his head was noted but not deemed suspicious&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>June 30<\/strong>, medics again noted bruising, but were shown a video of Preston pulling a toy box on himself\u2014later found to have been filmed 12 days earlier. Varley remarked:&nbsp;<em>&#8220;You lot are going to think we have been abusing him or something&#8221;<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>July 6<\/strong>, Preston was brought in with a fractured elbow; social workers later reassured Varley there were &#8220;absolutely no concerns&#8221;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. However, around this time, Varley told a colleague he was having &#8220;dark thoughts&#8221; about drowning or suffocating Preston&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On&nbsp;<strong>July 23<\/strong>, Varley took a series of photos of Preston unconscious with his neck resting on a cot bar, his tongue protruding and lips blue&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>July 27<\/strong>, Varley recorded a 35-second video of Preston in &#8220;extreme respiratory distress&#8221; at 4:45 pm; at 6:30 pm, he was rushed to hospital in critical condition, with Varley claiming he found him submerged in the bath&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. Despite 50 minutes of resuscitation, Preston was pronounced dead at 7:18 pm&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A post-mortem on&nbsp;<strong>July 31<\/strong>&nbsp;found 40 injuries and ruled out drowning, concluding the cause of death as acute upper airway obstruction&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>April 20, 2026<\/strong>, the trial began at Preston Crown Court&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.birminghammail.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/preston-davey-timeline-uk-shocked-34126524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>June 15<\/strong>, Varley was found guilty of murder and 24 other offences; McGowan-Fazakerley was found guilty of allowing the death, child cruelty, and sexual assault&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c621ky4e52xo?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. On&nbsp;<strong>June 18<\/strong>, Varley received a whole-life order and McGowan-Fazakerley was sentenced to 25 years&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czrx8gj112mo?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/preston-davey-timeline-of-babys-tragically-short-life-13555378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>. A coroner has since stated an inquest is &#8220;highly likely&#8221; to scrutinize the actions of public bodies who missed opportunities to save Preston&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/clyxje8y8vko?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/preston-davey-inquest-opening-blackpool-37455106\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-99-576x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-99-576x1024.png 576w, https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-99-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/duye.it.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image-99.png 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The case of Preston Davey, a 13-month-old baby murdered by his adoptive father, has shocked the UK and raised urgent questions about safeguarding failures. 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