A man who allegedly crushed his girlfriend's son to death with a car seat has been accused of using the fact his dad is a former Tory MP to make himself 'untouchable'
Stephen Waterson, 25, from Croydon, allegedly pushed the seat of his Audi into Alfie Lamb, three, who was left in the footwell behind, twice, causing his death by crush asphyxia
In the days after Alfie's death last February, he went on to threaten his girlfriend and others to make them stay quiet about what happened, the Old Bailey heard
Stephen Waterson is the adoptive son of former Tory MP Nigel Waterson And in an interview with police, the nightclub worker name-dropped his adoptive father Nigel Waterson, a former minister and lawyer, jurors were told
Final Hatton Garden suspect linked to raid 'by the way he walks' Waterson and Alfie's mum Adrian Hoare, 23, both denied manslaughter but have admitted lying to police
Advertisement Advertisement Under cross-examination, Katy Thorne QC, for Hoare, suggested Waterson told police he had 'powerful parents'
She said: 'In that interview you used the fact you have got powerful parents, it seems to you, because you like to drop it into conversation all the time
'You befriend vulnerable people and you are exerting your will over them, making them feel special, and what you do Mr Waterson is you used the fact that your parents are powerful people to make you untouchable.' Alfie Lamb, three, died in February last year of crush asphyxia (Picture: PA) Waterson replied: 'I'm not untouchable.' Ms Thorne went on: 'You like it to be known your father is a lawyer don't you? 'You would say that your father is an important person, not just a lawyer but he used to be a government minister and you were so powerful because you had these connections.' Waterson replied: 'I don't know why this is relevant and we are talking about my parents
I've never used my parents to control anyone.' The court heard how Waterson texted a string of other women while Alfie was fighting for his life in hospital
His dad is the former MP of Eastbourne and a court heard how he used his 'powerful parents' to make him 'untouchable' (Picture: PA) But the defendant, who has said he was in a state of panic and concern for the boy, insisted not all of the relationships were romantic
Boyfriend of Holby City actor's daughter 'filmed as she died of overdose' In the weeks before Alfie died, his mum had moved in with Waterson for a 'new start' but had no house key, jurors heard
Advertisement Advertisement Ms Thorne suggested Hoare was not even allowed to have a mobile phone because he was 'paranoid she would be in touch with other men'
The father of two denied the suggestion, saying there was only one house key because he had just moved in
The court was told Hoare did not have her own bank account and all her and Alfie's benefits were paid into Waterson's account
Waterson and Alfie's mum Adrian Hoare, 23, have both denied manslaughter but admitted lying to police Ms Thorne highlighted dozens of text messages in which Hoare was asking for her money to buy food and clothes
Waterson insisted: 'There was no money of hers in that account at that time.' He denied deliberately moving his seat back into Alfie after losing his temper on the journey home from Sutton in south London
He told jurors he moved his seat no more than an inch, then forward again when he was asked to
Ms Thorne said: 'On your account Mr Waterson, it could not have been the seat that caused his death and you have been framed horribly for Alfie's death.' Waterson said: 'That's correct.' The Audi convertible car in which Alfie was allegedly crushed to death (Picture: PA) Later, Waterson admitted he would sometimes be violent if 'someone harms a member of my family'
Man arrested for making 'death threats' against Labour MP The court heard how the defendant had convictions after he punched a man and hit, kicked and punched a former partner
Advertisement Waterson denied losing his temper with Alfie but said Hoare had 'slapped' him on occasions
On the day of the car journey, she slapped her son because he was 'pinching' her, Waterson said
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