# Britten’s Trial: Fear Over a Dead Child | Dover News Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dover-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7603158/britten-s-trial-fear-over-a-dead-child-dover-news Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dover-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7603158/britten-s-trial-fear-over-a-dead-child-dover-news.md Podcast: [Dover News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dover-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7603158) Published: 2026-09-05T13:21:21+00:00 Episode link: https://sources.thednn.ai/33b5e6bcd3faeb8f Audio file: https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/0bd0519c-b82e-43fb-b2ec-a099890f05f9.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dover-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7603158/episodes/britten-s-trial-fear-over-a-dead-child-dover-news Duration seconds: 101 ## Resource Cedrick Britten stands trial for the fatal beating of his girlfriend’s three-year-old daughter, claiming he delayed calling police for over a day out of fear his ex-girlfriend would harm their unborn son. On the stand, he described seeing the child unresponsive, trying to help, only to be pushed away by Randle, who allegedly later wrapped the child in plastic and hid her in a suitcase. Britten testified he believed Randle would call authorities herself, but when police arrived days later, he feared implicating himself. His defense contrasts sharply with prosecutors’ evidence of texts showing he was emotionally distant and resentful. Randle, already convicted of murder and child abuse, faces life in prison. Britten says he testified to protect their newborn son, describing the horror of CPR and Randle’s violent reaction. Closing arguments are set for September eighth. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/33b5e6bcd3faeb8f ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dover-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7603158/episodes/britten-s-trial-fear-over-a-dead-child-dover-news/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dover-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7603158/britten-s-trial-fear-over-a-dead-child-dover-news.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.