Trial set for Derbyshire teenager accused of murdering his girlfriend’s four-month-old baby

Carl Alesbrook, 18, is said to have inflicted GBH on baby Elijah Shemwell and murdered him between November 18, 2021 and January, 2 2022.

Appearing at Derby Crown Court, Alesbrook was told his trial would begin on April 10 next year – with a time estimate of up to six weeks.

The court appearance comes nearly two years after police were called to an address in Acorn Drive in Belper – just before 10.50pm on Sunday 2 January 2022, following a report that a young baby was in cardiac arrest.

Elijah Shemwell was taken to hospital by ambulance but died on January 5.