Man convicted of baby shaking
19 August 2010
Case from 2004 finally comes to close as lower court ruling upheld
A 32-year-old father lost his appeal against the three-year and nine-month suspended sentence he received for shaking his baby daughter so violently she suffered permanent brain damage and blindness.
The Western High Court ruling today upheld the original sentence by the Esbjerg lower court in April. Both the defendant and the prosecution appealed the lower court decision, the father maintaining his innocence and the prosecution calling for a stiffer sentence.
Proceedings and preparations for the case were unusually drawn out, as the incident took place in 2004.
The daughter now suffers from what is known as ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’, which in addition to blindness can result in severe and permanent motor and cognitive injuries.
Man convicted of baby shaking
Thursday, 19 August 2010 14:14 RC News
Case from 2004 finally comes to close as lower court ruling upheld
A 32-year-old father lost his appeal against the three-year and nine-month suspended sentence he received for shaking his baby daughter so violently she suffered permanent brain damage and blindness.
The Western High Court ruling today upheld the original sentence by the Esbjerg lower court in April. Both the defendant and the prosecution appealed the lower court decision, the father maintaining his innocence and the prosecution calling for a stiffer sentence.
Proceedings and preparations for the case were unusually drawn out, as the incident took place in 2004.
The daughter now suffers from what is known as ‘Shaken Baby Syndrome’, which in addition to blindness can result in severe and permanent motor and cognitive injuries.
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