[1] In their Maidstone flat, described by the Kent and Sussex Courier as "filthy",[2] the couple inflicted such severe injuries on their six-week-old baby that his legs eventually had to be amputated.
[3] The younger Smith was treated at Evelina London Children's Hospital; he suffered eight limb fractures and head trauma which left him deaf in one ear, and had to have 23 operations and eight blood transfusions.
[6] In February 2018, his birth parents were convicted of child cruelty offences and given 10-year prison sentences (the maximum then available) at Maidstone Crown Court.
[9] The case of Simpson, earlier transferred to an open prison[10] and who was set to be released at the halfway point on 12 August 2022, was referred to the Parole Board by the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab.
[14] In June 2020, aged five and inspired by Captain Tom Moore's NHS fundraising during the COVID-19 pandemic, Tony Hudgell set out to raise £500 for Evelina London Children's Hospital by walking 10 km (6.2 mi) on his prosthetic legs.
[20] At a Points of Light reception at 10 Downing Street on 9 August 2022, Hudgell was thanked by the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his fundraising efforts,[17] and for inspiring legal changes — 'Tony's Law' — to prevent future suffering.
[31] The Bill did not progress after the December 2019 United Kingdom general election, but in September 2020 Tugendhat urged its reintroduction and the government said it would hold further discussions.