A teenager has been sentenced to an indeterminate prison term after murdering his partner’s four-month-old baby.

Carl Alesbrook, 19, was convicted of murder of Elijah Shemwell on July 11 following a trial at Derby Crown Court.

Elijah died on January 5, 2022, three days after he was found pale, limp and sleepy at his mother’s home in Belper, Derbyshire.

The baby suffered “catastrophic” brain damage after being shaken by Alesbrook, who was 16 at the time. He had only met Elijah’s mother, India Shemwell, seven weeks earlier.

Elijah also had whiplash-type injuries, broken limbs and ribs, as well as 17 bruises around his chest, back and stomach consistent with grip marks, jurors at Derby Crown Court were told .

Medical evidence presented at trial suggested that Elijah had been shaken on at least three separate occasions, including on New Year’s Day and the day he was taken to the hospital.

Alesbrook, from Matlock in Derbyshire, denied causing any harm to the child but was unanimously found guilty of murder and grievous bodily harm with intent after a five-week trial in July. He was sentenced to a minimum term of 14 years, less time he has already served.

Shemwell, the baby’s mother, now 23, was working away from home when Alesbrook shook Elijah.

She was also sentenced today – to three years in prison – after admitting two counts of child cruelty, including failing to call emergency services more quickly after Elijah got sick.

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