Father, 27, admits murdering his three-week-old son and attempting to stab the boy’s mother to death in a horror attack at her home
- Denis Beytula, 27, attacked three-week-old Andrei Stefan and mother Andreea
- Boy was rushed to hospital, before being declared dead days later on October 6
- Beytula showed little emotion as he admitted to murdering baby Andrei in court
- The fatal attack took place at a home in Wallsend, North Tyneside, on October 2
A Bulgarian father has admitted murdering his baby son and attempting to kill the boy’s mother.
Denis Beytula, 27, attacked three-week-old Andrei Stefan and his mother Andreea at a house in Wallsend, North Tyneside, on October 2.
The boy was rushed to hospital, before being declared dead days later on October 6.
His 21-year-old mother was also seriously injured in the attack but she was later discharged from hospital.
Appearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Beytula showed little emotion as he admitted murdering baby Andrei and attempting to murder Ms Stefan.
Denis Beytula (left) attacked three-week-old Andrei Stefan and his mother Andreea (right) at a house in Wallsend, North Tyneside, on October 2
Appearing at Newcastle Crown Court, Beytula showed little emotion as he admitted murdering baby Andrei and attempting to murder Ms Stefan (shown right)
The defendant will be sentenced at the same court at a later date.
Emergency services were called to the property at around 2.15pm, where they found both Ms Stefan and baby Andrei with critical injuries.
Ms Stefan posted a Facebook message in the moments before the attack, saying: ‘I asked God to send me a man who will always love me. So, he gave me a son.’
As the mother’s condition improved in hospital her son’s worsened, and he was eventually declared dead.
Detective Chief Inspector Dave Cole said that it was ‘impossible to imagine’ what the baby’s family had gone through in the aftermath of the incident.