![]() ![]() That night, the night of July 16-17, Sinead James was woken at midnight by a bang followed by Lola screaming. She realised that was suspicious, but she did not press it. On July 16, the day before Lola was beaten into a coma, she asked him for his date of birth so she could do a Clare’s Law, or domestic violence disclosure scheme, check on him. I am sure that, by the time of the murder, Sinead knew Kyle was not to be trusted. On July 11, texts show that there was some sort of incident when Lola was in Kyle’s care, but Sinead texted him ‘Don’t feel bad’. The very next day, on July 10, when Kyle was alone with the baby, Sinead texted him: ‘You don’t need to tell me what you are doing with them. Her nose was left to heal in its own way. Lola was not taken to a hospital or to a doctor or examined in person by any qualified person. In fact, all that had happened, according to her evidence at trial, was that she had been told by Kyle that his mother was a nurse, which was not true – although she was a healthcare assistant, and that she had looked at Lola’s injured nose in a video call. He blamed the dog.Īt the same time, two witnesses noticed marks either side of Lola’s neck, which suggested she had been grabbed or hit.īut Sinead lied and said that had already been done. Kyle told her Lola had fallen accidentally on to a coffee table. On the same day, Lola suffered a nose injury, and Sinead wondered if it was broken. She made no other enquiry, and took no steps to withdraw or protect her children from Kyle. Sinead asked Kyle’s mother about it, who said it was not true. On July 9, the grandmother of Kyle’s own daughter messaged Sinead James that he had been abusive to his ex-partner and their daughter and expressed concern that he was around Sinead James’ children. Sinead James had to dive in and rescue the baby from the oncoming traffic. ![]() On July 7, 2020, Kyle Bevan pushed a pram into a busy road with the baby in it, shouting “f*** it”. I know, I’ve been through it’. He refused to leave the house, and she took it no further. She texted him ‘What you are doing is a form of domestic violence. On July 5, Sinead and Kyle argued and she told him to get out. But she let it pass and he carried on living in the house with the children and was often left in sole charge of them. ![]() ![]() He had grabbed her arm during an argument. On June 11, Sinead texted ‘I’m done’ and ‘I’m finished with Kyle’. On June 8, 2020, Sinead James lied to her heath visitor on the telephone that she had a female person in her house, covering up that it was actually Kyle Bevan. Kyle was angry and aggressive about that suggestion. Sinead James was sufficiently concerned to take the children to a neighbour overnight, but she brought them back the next day.Ī few days later, Sinead James cousin pointed out the dirty, messy state of her house, and warned her social services might get involved. On May 14, Kyle was described as having smashed up the house when he had taken a Xanax for recreational purposes. Sinead told her that had an accident when Kyle was looking after her. On May 10, 2020, was photographed by a neighbour with a black eye. I have no doubt that this was because Lola was protesting as a child who could not yet speak the abuse she had suffered. The text record shows that Sinead saw Lola spitting at Kyle, and making what he described as a horrible noise at him. The next day he told Sinead James that Lola dropped to the floor and bit her lip. Kyle blamed it on her falling down.Ī text at 1.35am on May 4 shows that Lola was screaming when Kyle was with her. On April 26, Sinead James noticed a mark under Lola’s mouth. Whilst the evidence of some in isolation would have been inconclusive, taken together it is compelling.Ī 2am text on April 19, 2020, shows that one of the girls had smashed her face, which Kyle blamed on the stairs. I am sure from the evidence at trial that Kyle was responsible for multiple assaults on the children before he murdered Lola. Kyle Bevan was not the father of any of these children, but very soon after he met Sinead James – in February 2020 – he was sleeping in her house every night, and when lockdown started in March 2020, it was his home. In 2020, Sinead James lived as a single mother in Haverfordwest with her three daughters. No-one who listened to the victim personal statements in court today could fail to be profoundly moved by them. Her death has shattered a family, including the childhood of her surviving sisters. ![]()
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