- Rachel Trelfa and Nyomi Fee were spotted stealing a kiss outside a shopping centre in Fife
- The pair were convicted in May of killing two-year-old Liam, who had suffered two years of horrific abuse
- They were both chained to female security officers when they were seen by a shocked witness
- In July they were told they would be in their 50s before they are allowed to apply for parole
- They abused two other boys in their care, with one of the boys tied up and put in a makeshift cage
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A lesbian couple sentenced to a combined total of 47 years for killing a defenceless two-year-old have been seen kissing on a day out from prison – just five months after being found guilty of murder. Civil partners Rachel Trelfa, 31, and Nyomi Fee, 29, met in Glenrothes, Fife, before returning to their cells this week, and were spotted stealing a kiss. They were convicted of murdering Trelfa’s son Liam in May. The toddler had endured two years of horrific abuse and neglect before he died at his home in March 2014 as a result of heart injuries.
Rachel Trelfa (left) and Nyomi Fee (right) were found guilty of murdering the defenceless two-year-old in May. They are pictured earlier this year outside court. Trelfa was sentenced to a minimum of 23-and-a-half years behind bars, while Fee – described by police as ‘domineering’ – must spend at least 24 years in prison.
A shocked eyewitness told the Daily Record2 he saw two G4S security vans behind a shopping centre, and both the prisoners were there at the same time. They are believed to have been attending meetings at Fife s Kingdom Centre. He said: ‘The vehicles caught my eye before I saw them they are a very distinctive couple.
It s difficult to miss Nyomi she s a very large and imposing figure.
‘They were both chained to a female officer and there were four other male security guards too.
‘It looked like they d come out of the registry office, which I thought was odd because they ve already had a civil wedding.
Rachel Fee (left) who is also known as Rachel Trelfa, and her partner Nyomi Fee (right) who were convicted of murdering two-year-old Liam
Tiny Liam Fee was killed in March 2014
‘Nyomi s face was tripping her until Rachel moved over and gave her a kiss before they climbed into separate vans. It was very unusual but the guards were pretty relaxed about everything.’
It is understood the pair, who are both in separate prisons, were allowed out for personal meetings. A spokesman from the Scottish Prison Service told the Mail Online: ‘Prisoners attend a variety of different meetings as required by the parole board and children’s panels and other such bodies.’
But he added: ‘We don’t comment on individual prisoners.’
Liam Fee died in March 2014 from heart injuries after suffering two years of horrific abuse
Tragic Liam had suffered fatal heart injuries similar to those found on road crash victims and spent the last few days of his short life in agony from an untreated broken leg and fractured arm.
He died when his heart ruptured from blows to his chest and a pathologist found he had more than 30 injuries, including a fractured upper arm and thigh. The pair – originally from Ryton, Tyne and Wear – were also behind a catalogue of unspeakable cruelty against two boys in their care, one of whom they tried to blame for Liam’s death.
The pair were told they will be in their 50s before they are allowed to apply for parole
Their trial heard that one of the boys had been imprisoned in a cage made from a fire guard, with his his hands tied behind his back. Another boy was tied naked to a chair in a dark room with nine snakes and several rats, forcing him to eat his own vomit and telling him a boa constrictor ate naughty little boys .
At the High Court in Edinburgh, judge Lord Burns handed both women life sentences and indicated they would be in their 50s before they can be considered for release.
JUDGE: ‘YOU SUBJECTED THESE CHILDREN TO A CRUEL AND PITILESS REGIME’
The couple was told that two other boys in their care were left ‘obviously and profoundly damaged’ by the abuse they endured
Lord Burns told the killers: ‘Each of you had responsibility for the care and welfare of the three young children with whom this case was concerned.
‘You both grossly abused those responsibilities and subjected them to a cruel and pitiless regime of ill treatment and neglect while in your joint care.
‘In the case of Liam that ill-treatment included the assault which caused his death and for which the jury convicted you of his murder.’
He added that it appeared from the video interviews with the boys that they were ‘obviously and profoundly damaged’ by the women’s treatment of them.
‘It cannot be known what permanent damage has been inflicted but it is a tribute to the care they have had since that date that they now appear to have substantially recovered,’ he said.
‘In respect of Liam it was plain from the evidence of those independent carers who looked after him and from the post-mortem examination that he had been subjected to a prolonged course of violent behaviour which caused him appalling suffering both physically and mentally and ultimately caused his death at the age of two-and-a-half.’
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