Dad, 31, let son, 2, take ‘vast quantities’ of heroin, crack and cocaine before beating him to death
Raphael Kennedy left his son Dylan Tiffin-Brown to die in agony at their home in Northampton last December
AN EVIL drug dealer who beat his two-year-old son to death allowed the toddler to take heroin and crack cocaine during his tragic young life.
Raphael Kennedy beat Dylan Tiffin-Brown with such force he was left with "car crash injuries" and left his son dying in agony for two hours before calling an ambulance.
The killer was handed a life sentence and told he will serve a minimum of 24 years behind bars at Northampton Crown Court today.
The court heard that moments before the attack, the 31-year-old sent a Snapchat message to Dylan’s mum Tayla Tiffin, 18 , showing her son smiling and wearing pyjamas.
Paramedics found Dylan’s lifeless body in a house in Northampton on December 15 last year. He was rushed to Northampton General Hospital at 12:30pm where he died 30 minutes later.
A post-mortem revealed he had multiple cuts to his liver caused by broken ribs and had suffered catastrophic internal bleeding.
Little Dylan also had traces of cocaine, heroin and cannabis in his system.
Kennedy denied murder and claimed someone else attacked his son during a 15-minute window he left the baby alone in the unlocked flat because he was dealing drugs in an alleyway.
DCI Ally White from the East Midlands Special Operations Unit, said: "Kennedy beat his son with such ferocity that he caused multiple rib fractures and devastating internal bleeding.
"He also allowed the toddler to consume vast quantities of Class A drugs, including heroin, crack cocaine and cocaine while in his care.”
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Sentencing him to life, Mrs Justice Sue Carr said: "Dylan would have been awake for a few hours, left to his own devices to roam in a flat which contained Class A drugs and your drugs paraphernalia.
"Whatever triggered the assault, you lost your temper with him and inflicted a savage and sustained attack on him.
"Dylan would have been in agony, bewildered and terrified. Slowly his condition would have deteriorated before your eyes, going from screaming and crying to curling up and trying to avoid movement."