Nivalda Santos Pirjani, 35, and Klevi Pirjani, 37, of Seacombe, Wallasey, had their minimum terms increased by two and a half years each at the Court of Appeal on Tuesday, 27 October, according to the Attorney General's Office. The referral was made under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme by Attorney General Ellie Reeves KC MP.

The court heard that their son, Miguel Pirjani, was assaulted within days of returning home from a month in hospital, suffering two fractured ribs. On 24 November 2024, aged 13 weeks, he suffered a fatal assault involving a heavy blow or blows to the head and died five days later at Alder Hey children's hospital. Medical examinations found 41 fractures in total, including to his ribs, legs, arm, collarbone and spine.

At Liverpool Crown Court on 23 March 2026, Nivalda Santos Pirjani received life imprisonment with a minimum term of 15 years and three months for murder, and Klevi Pirjani a minimum term of 19 years. Their minimum terms are now 17 years and 9 months and 21 years and 6 months respectively. The judge found it was not possible to determine which parent inflicted the fatal injuries but that they acted together.