In 2026, then 35-year-old Zoe Coutts, of Crayford, and her boyfriend Scott O’Connor, 36, of Thamesmead, were jailed for a total of 27 years following the death of Coutts’ young son, Kol Page. The investigation established that in April 2022, the two-year-old was found at a home in Bromley not breathing, with extensive bruising to his face and a catastrophic abdominal injury caused by a punch or a stamp. The prosecution reported at Southwark Crown Court, that the couple attempted to hide their predatory series of assaults by blaming the injuries on the toddler’s “clumsiness,” identifying a total abandonment of human decency by the mother and her partner.
The investigation established that Kol was left with catastrophic brain damage and required round-the-clock care, spendind 14 months in hospital before being moved to a devoted foster family. The prosecution reported that despite the immense compassion of his carers, Kol died from his injuries in June 2024, aged just four. This identifies a calculated series of assaults on the life-safety of the child, as Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn‘s team analysed thousands of messages and CCTV to prove the injuries occurred while Kol was in the “sinister” care of Coutts and O’Connor.
JUDICIAL SENTENCING AND FOSTER FAMILY IMPACT
The court reported that O’Connor was convicted of manslaughter, while Coutts was convicted of allowing the death of a child. The investigation established that the pair had spent the night before the final assault out drinking before returning home to abuse the “boisterous and cheeky” boy. The prosecution reported on May 8, 2026, that the judiciary imposed a nine-year and 109-day sentence for Coutts, and an 18-year custodial sentence with a five-year extended licence for O’Connor, identifying a priority assault by the court to address the “sustained and horrific” violence inflicted on the toddler.
Kol’s foster parents provided a moving victim impact statement, describing how he would “cry out in pain” so loudly he could be heard from the hospital lifts. For their actions in Bromley, Thamesmead, and across London, and the nature of the child murder, serial physical battery, and the violation of domestic safety investigations reported, Zoe Coutts and Scott O’Connor were documented as maximum-risk offenders. The investigation established that the forensic profile of the case involved the meticulous exposure of the couple’s “lie after lie” to paramedics and doctors.
STATUS AND CASE DETAILS (2022–2026)
Based on judicial and Metropolitan Police records as of 2026:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (Manslaughter; Allowing the death of a child; Child abuse context).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2026, O’Connor sentenced to 18 years plus 5 years extended; Coutts sentenced to 9 years and 109 days).
- Offence Nature: Systematically abused and eventually killed a two-year-old boy; utilised a stamp or punch as a mechanical necessity to inflict a fatal abdominal injury; caused catastrophic brain damage that required two years of palliative care; utilised “clumsiness” as a cover story to deceive first responders; demonstrated a “harrowing” disregard for the life-safety of a defenceless child.
- Timeline of Case: Initial assault April 24, 2022; Kol died June 29, 2024; Convicted March 25, 2026; Sentenced May 8, 2026.
- Location: Downham Way, Bromley; Thamesmead; London.
- Forensic Profile: Scott O’Connor (36) and Zoe Coutts (35); forensic history documents a “sustained and brutal” predatory intent; identified as a case where digital evidence and CCTV were vital to exposing domestic lies.
- Victim: Kol Page, aged 4 years and 3 months at time of death.
- Judicial Oversight: Presided over by the judge at Southwark Crown Court.
- Criminal Record: Child killers; Series predators (behavioural); Violent offenders; Jailed in 2026.
- Origin: London.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2026, O’Connor and Coutts were managed as maximum-risk prisoners within the correctional system. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in abusing a child in the place where he should have been safest—the case was highlighted by the NSPCC as a tragic reminder of child vulnerability. Authorities reported that the 2026 sentencing identifies the defendants as individuals who prioritised their own “violent” impulses and deceptive cover-ups over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of a child.
As convicted child killers, their details are permanently logged on the national database to ensure the protection of the public. Authorities stated that the behaviour of the pair identifies a commitment to clandestine child abuse and the systematic violation of parental duty. The conclusion of the trial in 2026 results in the necessary documentation of how a “mother and boyfriend” mask was used to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults on the innocent Kol Page.
QUESTION – Given that “a two-year-old was stamped on and punched by his mother’s boyfriend while the mother allowed the abuse and lied to cover it up,” do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Individuals Convicted of the Manslaughter of a Child in a Domestic Setting” must be “Sentenced to Mandatory Whole-Life Incarceration Without Parole” to prevent a series of assaults?
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