Arthur Labinjo-Hughes's Grandmother Emotionally Recalls Discovering His Bruises | GMB

Madeleine Halcrow, maternal grandmother of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, will speak for the first time about the tragic death of her grandson, Arthur. Thomas Hughes, Arthur’s father, was found guilty of manslaughter and his partner Emma Tustin was convicted of murder. Madeleine, a nurse, said of the duo: "I think they are cold, calculating, systematic torturers of a defenceless little boy. They're wicked, evil.”
Broadcast on 07/12/21
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[@user-ci6hi5qx7w]

When I heard of this case, and accidentally stumbled upon the horrible audio recordings, I cried on and off for an entire week. Every time I thought about it. I kept hearing his sweet voice in so much pain. I still cry when I see his name. May God bless Arthur and his actual loved ones.

[@Sarcastic_Asmodeus]

The video of him saying that no one loves him still haunts me. That poor child didn't deserve the suffering he endured from those monsters.

[@oliverjumelle]

Me too. The part where she says there's new bruises on top of old. Which tells me this has been going on. That haunts me to this day. And I still tear up over it.

[@CannabrannaLammer]

Absolutely soul shatteringly heart breaking. The poor wee angel.

[@Amber-yq9ee]

I don't think I've seen those clips but Idk if I could handle it either 😢. That poor sweet baby! 😰💔

[@maryksmith8947]

I could just reach out of this screen and give this woman a massive hug. All Best Wishes and Kind Reguards to her xxxxx

[@oliverjumelle]

Yes and she had to tell a painful story which had to be told. and she did it for him.

[@deborahmurphy112]

She is such an inspirational woman, who stand up for herself and for her grandson xxxx she is amazing

[@victoriacarey5664]

Following on from my comment below, Arthur's grandmother, Joanne, is an incredibly brave lady to speak up on national television. She really deserves a big hug, as someone posted below. God bless you Joanne and I really hope you heal, and though you can never forget this terrible tragedy, I hope that with the greater powers that be, you are able to move forward with your life. You are a much braver person than I would be.

[@maxinenickolls1065]

❤❤❤❤❤R.I.P Arthur and YOU ARE LOVED ❤❤❤❤❤

[@RainbowBrite80]

So so incredibly heartbreaking. I think abt that poor little baby everyday, and I make sure my little nugget never doubts how much he is loved everyday.

[@lilyrose7624]

The video of him saying 'no one loves me' is the WORST thing I've EVER seen

[@HeaveinCunic-ff8pp]

That poor baby I bawled listening to the audio 😢 I can't even fathom that this little boy felt that way it breaks my heart and this case has effected me immensely! I just wanted to reach through the screen and scoop him up and show him the love he deserved

[@laurabattle638]

Me too I cried watching the documentary 😢

[@Sunshine-is_here_to_stay]

I didn't see that video. What are you talking about?

[@jckreegerMM]

@@Sunshine-is_here_to_stayyou don’t want to see it.

[@chronispantelidis9524]

When i learn about Arthur i get sick. I was crying and never understand how can a human do that to a child. I took my daughter from School and i hold her in my arms, more time than usually. I try not to cry and she undersnand dad was not so good. When i hold my daughter i dream to hols in my arms and Arthur too. I am sorry Arthur but all world are loving you.

[@loridontcaretotellu6497]

Precious Arthur, I don't know you but I LOVE YOU and I am SO VERY SORRY you endured abuse, such pain, torture, hunger and emotional and physical trauma. You didn't deserve ANY of it sweetheart! I wish I or your grandma or someone loving and safe would have walked in to that house and brought you to safety even if it meant the evil people who did this lost theirs. I know that would have caused your father's family pain and for that I am sorry for saying that but at the same time, they are adults, they ate when hungry, slept in a bed etc. You were a child, totally defenseless -- and it seems you KNEW you were dying. But you are safe, no longer bruised, exhausted and hungry, no more fear, no more worry that no one loves you. We all do, Arthur and you are with ULTIMATE Father now!

[@andrzejkucharski7723]

Ultimate Father should do much better job at protecting battered children instead of leaving them at mercy of wicked monsters

[@myhi892]

I'm with you. we all love him. So incredibly disgusting what happened to him. Arthur, you are still so loved, by everybody, and I'm so sorry what you endured. It's devastating - I'm in tears again rewatching this. He deserves out attention and respect to his name.

[@myhi892]

​@@andrzejkucharski7723he was a monster himself, he said the day before he died "just end him". Among other awful things.

[@Ellax599]

When I heard the date my heart dropped, my birthday this poor baby 😭

[@gerryatriesilke]

Such a Heartbreaking Story.. i have no words.

[@ethanpowell7428]

Even Susanna is crying 😭 this just breaks my heart Arthur did not deserve what he went through 😭💔

[@barbarellababe1380]

You brave lady I just want to hug you ❤

[@barbaranelson4982]

Nobody loves me 😢 that broke my heart

[@shannane5171]

The audacity to have adverts on this

[@toomylight2311]

The house was immaculate!! Christ above .🙄🙄🙄

[@remihovland5543]

Your evil stepmom and father didn't love you. But me and many others do Arthur❤. I hope you're having a good time in heaven. Rest in peace you sweet little boy ❤

[@Rebecca_Bailey]

If you can inflict such harm on an innocent child then you’re not human. You’re the worst kind of evil.

[@FaithfulandTrue949]

Churches over UK where are you, go out to be the hands and feet to help vulnerable families esp children

[@Nopassapassa]

Her strength is so inspiring🩵 rip

[@PazuzuDarkVoid]

I just can’t handle this… rest in peace Arthur 😔

[@laurabattle638]

I cried when I watched the documentary of Arthur 😢 It broke my heart 💔 Poor little boy, once again, social services failed I feel so sorry for the grandmother, i hope emma and thomas get hell in prison. Apparenly shes getting her food laced with salt from other inmates and death threats 👏 Not sure about thomas though.. RIP Arthur, you are loved by so many people ⚽️ ❤❤ xxx

[@Sunshine-is_here_to_stay]

I don't understand how she went so many months & not see her grandchild?

[@trevaenglish1542]

Because Arthur's father and stepmother were abusing him and it had likely gotten to the point where they could no longer hide it because it would have been obvious to the grandmother who was a nurse. Abusers often isolate their victims and keep away people who they know would intervene. Also, much of the abuse happened during the COVID lockdown. The grandmother said that Arthur cried upon learning that the stepmother was in the car and asked to stay with her when the father picked him up the last time she got to see him. The murderous abusers knew that she loved him and he loved her, and that she would help if she could, and that was a danger to them. They may have even gotten a sick pleasure from knowing how hurtful it was for Arthur to not be able to see her and that was part of their abuse tactics...

[@shannane5171]

Because he wouldn't let her. He had full guardianship of him...sadly there is absolutely nothing she could of done to get contact.

[@annagriffin264]

They took Arthur away from her daughter ? Sorry is she for real. Her daughter was not there to protect him because she was in prison having stabbed her ex to death.

[@RadagonTheRed]

Little Arthur is with God now. Away from pain and away from the evil he endured in life. May he rest in eternal peace.

[@CountryChloDoh]

Love you my sweet boy ❤

[@bereal6590]

RIP Arthur, poor little man

[@user-gj5sl4rb4i]

He got 24 years, not 21. Still not long enough however - both of them should never be released.

[@dave8484able]

She mentions Daniel Pelka which exactly the same thing happened just 12 miles away in Coventry.

[@jessca_87]

Oh 🔩 his mother Olivia she’s a cold blooded manipulating killer herself and in fact done it front of her son…no one on both sides of this family cared about him enough to go in and demand to know what’s wrong and what’s going on with him and get him out of that house…just shows u never know what ppl are doing behind closed doors to these poor babies and obviously this goes to show u that the grandmother here and the show are not gonna mention anything about Arthur’s killer mother (her daughter) and how she abused her bf Gary Cummins jr. alot in front of her son before she killed him …. So this poor child should have been givin to a family that would’ve actually took time to love and care for this beautiful boy 😢

[@FrannePompanner]

exactly!

[@silvertain1978]

Actually her son was at the dad's parents when she murdered her new partner, besides that it's totally irrelevant to what happened to an innocent child

[@GreenRose242]

RIP BABY ARTHUR, I WISH I WAS IN THAT HOUSE THAT DAY!!! THE WORLD LOVES YOU❤

[@lynsey4224]

What's worse is that she or his parents wanted Arthur, they would have taken care of him. If he was such a little horror like those monsters made him out to be(pretty sure he wasn't, he was 6 and crying out for love) surely they would jump at the chance to hand him to someone else. But no, his evil dad and step mum wouldn't allow that, they must have been enjoying torturing the poor boy. It disgusts me but sadly lessons are never learned despite hearing that all the time from politicians and authorities etc. Rip little man, you deserved so much better.

[@anneburnett5793]

They should put her in prison with Arthur's mum let her deal with the evil cow. Disgusting what they monsters done to him , his own father ! I hope his family has nothing to do with him either. I hope he gets what he deserves in prison too. Rip arthur 😢

[@neilorr9685]

God bless you Arthur you pure innocent little Boy absolute heartbreaking knowing what happened to you by the evil in the world. R I P Little Angel ♥️🙏🌹

[@aliyahfatty7732]

Is this the mothers mum or the dads mum

[@oliverjumelle]

The mothers.

[@aliyahfatty7732]

@@oliverjumellethankyou dear ❤❤❤

[@janicejackson1509]

I am just tempted to give Madeline a big massive hug and kiss and for Arthur I could just come out of the camera and take him to his grans to live without his spiteful stepmother and abusesive father knowing

[@cianalas]

I would have loved him so much 😢

[@christinewild6796]

Was sind das für Menschen gewesen das waren keine Menschen wie kann man einem kleinen Kind so etwas antun solche Menschen haben kein Recht auf Leben 😭😭😭😭 das ist Abscham 😡😡😡 Ruhe in Frieden kleiner Engel möge Gott der Herr dich im Himmel beschützen 🙏🙏 Amen

[@christinewild6796]

A big Kiss 💋💋💋💋💋 in heaven 🙏🙏😭😭😭😭 i never forget 😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔

[@hurryup5]

😞

[@user-ys1ov7hv3j]

God restaurant Everybody loved him.

[@brl0522]

Why didn’t her daughter have custody? This child was so let down

[@pnklady3788]

Her daughter is in prison serving 11 years for manslaughter of her partner whom she stabbed 9 times then left the scene without calling for help. It may have been a mutually violent relationship overall because both had addiction issues but even then her child wasn't enough for her to sort out her addiction and get out of a mutually violent relationship. Had she not been in prison he may have been no better off because clearly both his parents had other priorities. That's why Arthur was worried about his dad being taken away - because it had already happened with his mum. That's why he thought his dad was going to kill him - because he had already been told that. Poor poor child.

[@relaxandunwind564]

Because she is a murderer

[@shannane5171]

Poor kid didn't stand a chance 😭

[@kairedwood5556]

Tom his dad should have done something to stop it

[@dawnatkinson7704]

Well poor little Arthur never had a chance! Both his parents were murderers. I wonder if this lady feels bad for the man' her daughter murdered?

[@pnklady3788]

His name was Arthur. However, yes Arthur had no chance with parents like that (although his mother is convicted of manslaughter not murder, as is his father... not that it makes a difference here).

[@oliverjumelle]

It was in self defense.

[@Post-Beak-Break_Ortega]

🩵💔😢💔🩵

[@Katrina-hf3nv]

shame on the police and social services i was assaulted the police did nothing

[@FrannePompanner]

welll…guys…she is the mother of Olivia,…mostly things go wrong in childhood and upbringing and her daughter had killed a man…and is a terrible toxic, umempathetic human being, so not soo sure of the „wonderful person“ term. something is seriously wrong with this family.

[@shannane5171]

Her daughter had drug & alcohol problems, not defending her but stuff like that changes your brain chemistry and she was in a very toxic relationship at the time hence why she tried to unalive him. Sadly...that poor child did not stand a chance 😭

[@chasevaldez3762]

Her daughter is in prison for killing her husband who was abusing her. Not defending her actions but she didn’t do it for fun, either.

[@jilliansharp9684]

God bless your family love and light hart breaking 💯💔💔💔🙏😇🦷your gorgeous angel 😇 🦷❤️🌻🌻

[@anniebeckable]

She has evil eyes the stepmother

[@jessca_87]

I’m sorry but nothing would stop me from going to see my grandchild and saving him if I had a feeling of him being abused…. This woman is lying cause she didn’t even know the little boy moved into the fathers girlfriends house and was there for months before she knew so that shows everyone that can put 2 and 2 together that this woman didn’t even care to check up on her grandson but now that something happened to him now she’s mad and angry cause no one done anything but in fact agencies were ,…might not have been right what was done but SHE SHOULD’VE BEEN THE ONE TO GO DO SOMETHING!!!!…SO NO I HAVE NO SYMPATHY FOR HER!!!… AND HER DAUGHTER TOOK HER OWN SELF AWAY FROM HER SON SO IT’S THEIR OWN FAULTS…THEY ARE THE ONES THAT PUT HIM IN THAT SITUATION 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😡😡💯 FACTS

[@nicholascreechan7515]

Can't help but agree! If you even had a tiny suspicion then you f****** go and check it out, he wouldve had bruises

[@RIPSIRJIMMYSAVILLE]

i got 2 year old grandson if anything happened to him id be stood in front of next high speed train

[@ipekcelik893]

Bunlarda komşuluk ilişkisi de yok ki komşular farketsin. Ben çocuklarıma böyle birşey yapsam hergun kahve içmeye gelen komşum bana neler yapar

[@soundbombing1076]

don't pretend child abuse doesn't happen in turkey

[@aliyah7869]

Her daughter killed someone’s son and then it was karma

[@gerryatriesilke]

karma got you too

[@robloxjada61]

Okay and? It doesn't mean that the child deserve to be killed by his father and his father's girlfriend.

[@samiazidane5041]

@@robloxjada61Right, the sickening person behind the profile, is prob a friend of this piece of sh..t who killed him.

[@nathaliegrieves3859]

Don't be so nasty.

[@debs1042]

Arthur was a baby and those monsters should be hung but she said life should mean life and you need to watch the documentary about her controlling daughter who needlessly took a man’s life. Not the same as murder and abuse of a baby I know. The system is broken when it comes to protecting kids , on another note if his mother hadn’t murdered someone Arthur would never have been with them. I may be wrong but they are facts. Poor baby RIP little man sleep tight.

[@edinchvek2784]

Way too many kids failed by social services and police in this country ...

[@Amber-yq9ee]

Ughhhhhh! 😰💔😰 How can ANYONE be so BRUTAL & CRUEL to their own child!!! &If u weren't breaking down (or at least feeling like u wanted to bc I understand some ppl are better adept at squelching those urges!) Then I question if u even have a❤️!! It tore me up bc I can feel her pain! I just want to hug her & Her Sunny Delight both until my arms break!! NOBODY should have to go thru what Arthur went thru & what his LOVING Family is suffering thru now w\his absence &left w\just clips showing how horrifying, heinous, & brutally cruel his last several months on this earth were b4 it finally ended! If its shredding all of our souls this much hearing the clips or even just KNOWING that he repeatedly said that "Nobody loves me", just imagine how tortuous it must me to his loved ones & knowing they can't fix it now! This should've NEVER HAPPENED!!! Rest In Peace Sweet Arthur (AKA Sunny Delight) & know that you are TRULY Loved by so many!

[@Post-Beak-Break_Ortega]

🩵💔😢💔🩵