Wirral man who murdered his baby son called him 'It' on 999 call
The parents of three-month-old Miguel have been sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of his murder A father who killed his three-month-old son referred to his baby as "It" during a 999 call. Klevi Pirjani, 37, and his wife Nivaldi Pirjani, 35, were jailed for life at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday after being found guilty of murdering baby Miguel.
The couple have never explained either what happened at their Percy Road family home in Seacombe, Wirral, on 24 November 2024 or who had inflicted their son's fatal head injury. Medics at Alder Hey Children's Hospital found that as well as having a fractured skull, the infant had suffered a "constellation of fractures" to his ribs, collarbone, arm and leg over a course of weeks.
The court was told Miguel had been rushed to hospital and found to have suffered an irreversible brain injury. He was taken off life support on 29 November and died later that day. Klevi Pirjani told 999 operators his son Miguel had "just stopped breathing" During the couple's trial, prosecutor Peter Wright KC told jurors the number of injuries suggested Miguel had been "systematically physically abused by his parents".
The court heard that in a 999 call Klevi Pirjani said his son had "just stopped breathing" and "curiously" referred to Miguel as "It". Wright told jurors: "It's a matter for you to consider...
whether this was a product of distress on his part, a language barrier, or an unintended indication of his attitude towards Miguel." After the couple were sentenced, Merseyside Police released the 999 call in which an operator can be heard stating: "Ambulance Service, is the patient breathing?" "I've got a three-month young one, just stopped breathing last night, just the colour of the face changed on it." Nivalda Pirjani said her husband had been violent and abusive The father responded: "Yeah, it just stopped breathing, no reaction at all." Body-worn camera footage released by Merseyside Police showed Klevi Pirjani sobbing on the floor of his home as an officer tries to reassure him that his son was "in the best hands".
He is also seen sitting in handcuffs in the back of a police van, having been arrested, as he is read his rights. The force also released video showing the moment Nivaldi Pirjani was told by a police officer they believed her son had "come to some form of harm".
An officer tells her: "The information we have at the moment is that they have a fractured skull." Nivaldi Pirjani claimed her husband was violent to her but, during police interviews, did not tell officers that she had seen him attack Miguel.