Joseph Eke, who attacked Harry House after his mother left him to go to the shops, is sentenced to life in prison A heroin addict will spend at least 18 years in prison for murdering his partner's two-year-old son in a fit of temper when he was left alone with the child for a few minutes. Joseph Eke, 22, attacked Harry House after the boy's mother went to the shops, leaving him with a fractured skull and kicking or punching him in the abdomen.