EMMA Tustin, the wicked stepmother of little Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, carried out the fatal assault on the poor child while in sole care of Arthur at her home in Solihull, taking a photo of the youngster on her mobile phone as he lay dying in the hallway then sending the image to her despicable partner Thomas Hughes.

Arthur, we have heard, was subjected to a campaign of evil abuse, his life cut short by heartbreaking cruelty. The recordings of Arthur pleading for food, of having no strength to put his bedding away (he did not have a bed) and the harrowing cries “no one loves me” will haunt me for the rest of my life. Arthur was poisoned, hit, slapped, kicked, punched, and beaten over and over.

Tustin and Hughes are evil killers. They are not the first murderers to make sick recordings of a victim. Remember Moors Murderers Ian Brady and Myra Hindley also recorded the harrowing last desperate moments of their youngest victim Lesley Ann Downey.

Hughes has been found guilty of manslaughter, sentenced to 21 years imprisonment and will probably be out in 10.

Just 18 hours before the final assault Hughes sent Tustin a text message telling her “just end him”.

No prison sentence is long enough for Hughes.

Emma Tustin was found guilty of murdering Arthur and sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 29 years to be served.

Again no prison sentence would be long enough to punish her for her crimes.

Social services and the police have failed YET AGAIN and should be held to account for the part they have played in the death of this lovely young lad.

It emerged at trial that Arthur had been seen by social workers just two months before his death, after concerns were raised by his paternal grandmother Joanne Hughes but they concluded there were “no safeguarding concerns”.

The UK has a growing number of children on Child Protection Plans and domestic violence by the parent is the most common factor.

Staff shortages and funding cuts in social services have led to an environment of chaos in some county councils with unqualified staff making key decisions on the frontline, and hundreds of cases left un-assessed for weeks.

UKIP are once again horrified at the negligence of this Government and ask why this situation has been left to fester.

There is enormous dereliction of duty towards children we MUST stop letting children down.

UKIP is considering the introduction of Capital Punishment for crimes such as paedophilia and child killings.

Patricia Mountain is UKIP's abuse and exploitation spokeswoman