Carl Alesbrook, now 19, unanimously convicted of murder over death of four-month-old Elijah Shemwell

A teenager who shook his girlfriend’s baby to death has been jailed for life.

Carl Alesbrook, who is now 19, was unanimously convicted of murder after breaking the ribs of four-month-old Elijah Shemwell and causing him “catastrophic” brain injuries when he was left alone with the infant as a 16-year-old in January 2022.