Christopher Stockton, 38, was jailed for a minimum of 25 years on Friday, Feb. 7, for killing toddler Charlie Roberts in January 2024

Christopher Stockton attacked the toddler after staying up late playing Xbox games, inflicting head injuries similar to those seen in a car crash

A man who murdered his partner's 22-month-old son has been jailed for at least 25 years. Christopher Stockton, 38, claimed Charlie Roberts choked on a biscuit at their Darlington home in January 2024, but doctors quickly deduced the toddler had been fatally shaken.

A stepfather, Christopher Stockton, who murdered his partner’s 22-month-old son, Charlie, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years. Stockton had been left alone with Charlie for only 20 minutes while the toddler’s mother,