Parent Jailed Life Term for Killing Infant Son in Medical Facility
A dad who murdered his fortnight-old infant child on a special care ward has been given to life imprisonment with a base term of twenty years.
Catastrophic Wounds Inflicted
The tribunal learned the infant suffered catastrophic wounds, comprising a fractured head, fractured neck, shattered mandible and fractured legs.
Clinical specialists described the wounds as "similar to a drop from a high-rise".
Trial Proceedings
The defendant had denied hurting the baby but was judged responsible of murder by the jury.
"The defendant have been responsible for his care and safety. There was an profound neglect of responsibility in that instance," remarked the justice.
Household Consequence
The baby's parent was cleared of a lesser accusation of causing the demise of a infant.
In an personal account, the grandfather portrayed the child as "just flawless" and expressed intense anguish.
- The family will not experience his first movement
- We will miss his first strides
- The baby didn't even have a opportunity to show his initial smile
Inquiry and Fallout
Law enforcement labeled the situation as one among the "highly traumatic" they had before dealt with.
A representative for the medical facility stated a infant safeguarding examination into the incident would be issued in the future.
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