Teacher accused of murdering adopted baby told police ‘I’ll fight you til the day I die’

Preston Davey had been in the care of Jamie Varley and John McGowan-Fazakerley for four months by the time he died in July 2023, jurors at Preston Crown Court have heard (Picture: Lancashire Police/PA)

A teacher accused of sexually abusing and murdering his adopted baby son told detectives ‘one day you guys will be in trouble’ as he angrily denied the allegations, jurors heard today.

Jamie Varley, 37, vowed to ‘fight you to the day I die’ while being questioned over the death of 13-month-old Preston Davey.

‘I don’t know how to prove it, but you are wrong because I haven’t ...