Star Hobson: Chilling video shows toddler emotionless as killer stepmom showers her with kisses
An old chilling video shows an emotionless Star Hobson as her stepmother held her in her arms and showered her with kisses. The video was shared on the Facebook page of Frankie Smith – mother of the 16-month-old – in which Savannah Brockhill holds the toddler while singing and kissing her, before telling her: “But you're a serious girl, deadly”.
On the same social media account, there is another video that shows Smith asking Star, “Do you love me?” But after a pause of several seconds, the baby girl answered, “Yes.” In the caption, the 20-year-old woman wrote: “She had to think about it, but she does.”
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The videos made headlines as Brockhill was convicted of murdering Hobson, and her biological mother, Smith, has been found guilty of causing or allowing her death. The little one was victimized by her cruel stepmother for several months in her home in Keighley, West Yorkshire during the coronavirus lockdown in 2020. After the judgment, Star's great-grandfather David Fawcett called Brockhill “pure evil” who “ascended from the bowels of hell and just completely devastated and wrecked our family and poor baby Star's life.”
Fawcett, however, defended his granddaughter Smith. He claimed that she was coerced, bullied, and “brainwashed” by her partner. “We saw Frankie covered in bruises long before things started happening with Star, so we knew then something was not right. We did our best, but she was isolated,” he added.
Fawcett also expressed his pain and told BBC, “You just can't believe we're never going to see her again. It's the facts of what happened to her as well, that's killing us. To lose a child, it's a horrible feeling. But it's the way we lost Star that's just horrendous.”
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson also expressed his view over the horrifying case as he tweeted: “What happened to Star Hobson is shocking and heartbreaking. We must protect children from these barbaric crimes and ensure lessons are learned.”
What happened to Star Hobson is shocking and heartbreaking. We must protect children from these barbaric crimes and ensure lessons are learned. https://t.co/rHzMu5SAZ9
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 14, 2021
Meanwhile, the two Facebook videos have garnered a lot of attention recently with a number of people commenting below them. A devastated user wrote, “Poor thing looks like she's just given up ... this case has massively effected me. I've read all of the trial and cannot wait to see this fake monster be sent down. She won't be no1 psycho like she thinks she is in prison!! That poor little girl went through hell, mentally and physically. My mind can't even comprehend it, it's broken my heart it really has... the little life she had should of been full of love but instead it was torture. I just hope they both never see the light of day.” Another one stated, “This baby is petrified! She looks so sad💔 at this point of video she's got broken ribs and a broken tibia. I can guarantee it hurt star when she tickled her, but she is so scared she doesn't even flinch. This has broke me, bless this little baby girl.”
A comment read, “Don’t ever see that little angel smile how utterly heartbreaking rest in paradise x.” Another one mentioned: “No, she didn't love you, she was terrified of you!! I hope you rot in hell.”