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- Judges sentenced Kenneth Newton and Melanie James to life with a 21-year minimum for murdering Rubin Blount.
- Police said Newton and James threatened, verbally abused and physically assaulted Blount, mocking his appearance.
- Blount was taken to hospital on 27 November 2022 with pneumonia, fractures, burns and lesions.
- The murders occurred in Birmingham while Newton and James cared for their 28-year-old step-brother.
- He died three days after hospitalization on 27 November 2022.