Keith Edun’s jail term extended after government appeal, exposing horrifying baby abuse case

A twisted paedophile from Croydon will spend even longer behind bars after the government successfully challenged his original sentence, calling it “deeply disturbing” and “far too lenient”.

Keith Edun, 48, of Strathmore Road in West Croydon, was already serving 13 years and six months in prison after a shocking case involving the rape and abuse of babies. But now, his sentence has been extended to 16 years and two months following a Court of Appeal ruling that erupted in public outcry and political intervention.

Edun’s vile crimes left seasoned detectives appalled. The predator shared grotesque videos of babies being sexually abused via the encrypted app Kik, encouraging one man to commit the rape of a baby in March 2020. When cybercrime investigators from the Met Police finally tracked the images back to Edun’s home in 2021, they uncovered a calculated effort to cover his tracks. He had been deleting the app to obscure his trail of depravity.

DC Phill Govett, who led the painstaking investigation, revealed Edun was actively trying to mislead officers, saying: “He was deleting the apps even as we arrived. He knew what he was doing, and he knew it was evil.”

Initially jailed at Croydon Crown Court in 2023, Edun received a 21-year and six-month sentence—split into 13 years and six months in prison, with an additional eight years on licence. He was also labelled a dangerous offender, slapped with a lifetime Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and banned indefinitely from any contact with children.

But Solicitor General Lucy Rigby KC MP wasn’t satisfied. Calling the punishment “insufficient given the scale and severity of his crimes,” Rigby referred the case to the Court of Appeal under the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme. Top judges agreed, extending Edun’s time in prison by nearly three more years.

“This is a dangerous sexual predator who poses a serious and long-lasting threat to children,” Rigby said. “These crimes weren’t passive—they were instigated, encouraged, and deliberately hidden. The new sentence better reflects the harm caused and the grave risk this man poses to society.”

Edun’s online activities weren’t isolated acts of sick curiosity—they directly led to horrific real-world consequences. His conversations on encrypted platforms were linked to the actual rape of a baby, shaking even hardened officers to the core.

Public reaction to the case has been one of horror and outrage. Local parents and advocacy groups have voiced relief that the predator will now spend more time behind bars, but also frustration that the original sentence fell so short of justice.

“This isn’t just about punishment, it’s about prevention,” said one Croydon resident who asked not to be named. “This man should never be free again. He should never have had the opportunity to inflict such harm in the first place.”

The case has renewed calls for tougher penalties and more rigorous monitoring of online platforms like Kik, where predators often operate in encrypted shadows. Campaigners are also pushing for stronger tech regulation and increased powers for police to intervene earlier in digital grooming cases.

As Edun begins his extended prison term, the government is keen to highlight this as a turning point. “We will not turn a blind eye to predators,” Rigby said. “Britain has the legal tools to keep the most vulnerable safe—and we won’t hesitate to use them.”

The hope now, especially in Croydon, is that Edun’s longer sentence marks more than just a legal victory. It’s seen as a firm warning to predators hiding in plain sight: justice will come, and it will come hard.