The Court of Appeal has increased the minimum life sentence tariffs imposed on two parents who subjected their 13-week-old baby son to weeks of systematic violence before fatally assaulting him inside their Wirral home.
Klevi Pirjani, 38, and Nivalda Pirjani, 35, both received mandatory life sentences at Liverpool Crown Court in March 2026 after a jury unanimously convicted them of the murder of their infant son, Miguel Pirjani.
The emergency services were alerted on 24 November 2024 following an incident at the family’s residence in Seacombe, Wirral. Miguel had suffered heavy, direct blows to the right side of his head, plunging him into cardiac arrest. Despite intensive efforts by medical teams at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, the infant never regained consciousness and died five days later.
Specialist medical examinations subsequently uncovered an extensive history of physical violence inflicted upon the baby’s body. Doctors identified 41 separate bone fractures sustained across at least four distinct episodes of trauma, including fractures to his ribs, both legs, and his breastbone.
During the Crown Court trial, both defendants denied responsibility and blamed one another for the injuries. Prosecutors established that regardless of which individual struck the fatal blow, the attacks were carried out with the direct encouragement and complicity of the other, with the original trial judge noting that the couple were “in this together”.
The case was referred to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. Delivering the ruling on Tuesday 27 October 2026, Lord Justice Jeremy Baker stated that baby Miguel had been subjected to “routine” physical assaults that ultimately culminated in his “particularly callous” murder. The court determined that the original sentencing judge had significantly underestimated the severe statutory aggravating features present in the case.
The Court of Appeal quashed the previous tariffs and substituted increased minimum terms:
Klevi Pirjani’s minimum term before parole eligibility was raised from 19 years to 21 years and six months.
Nivalda Pirjani’s minimum term before parole eligibility was raised from 15 years and three months to 17 years and nine months.
Klevi Pirjani, appearing via video link from HMP Wakefield, and Nivalda Pirjani, appearing from HMP Styal, showed no visible reaction as the appellate court ordered them to serve longer custodial periods before being eligible to be considered for parole release.
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