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25/07/2008
Man Jailed For 'Shaking' Baby
A man has been jailed for nine and a half years for shaking a baby so hard it was left with severe brain damage.
Donald Loudon, 26, from Newmains, North Lanarkshire, had blamed the child's mother for the infant's appalling injuries, however, Loudon was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow of assaulting the baby between June 14 and August 28, 2006.
He was also found guilty of kicking the child's mum when she was pregnant.
The two-month-old child who cannot be named, suffered multiple fractures, some of which were inflicted by "rotational force" - when Loudon twisted the baby's leg.
During the trial, the court heard that scans of the baby showed "very extensive" and "irreversible" brain damage.
Consultant paediatrician Dr Andrew Watt said he expected the child would be "severely disabled" as a result of the attack.
The baby suffered fractures to the ribs, legs and arm.
Judge Ian Peeble QC said Loudon had "taken his bad temper" out on the child.
The baby's mother said the sentence was "not long enough".
The court also heard evidence via video-link from the infant's older sister who said she had seen Loudon shaking the child.
The mother called Loudon a "dirty liar" for trying to shift blame to her and said that Loudon had a "short and violent temper".
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Donald Loudon, 26, from Newmains, North Lanarkshire, had blamed the child's mother for the infant's appalling injuries, however, Loudon was convicted at the High Court in Glasgow of assaulting the baby between June 14 and August 28, 2006.
He was also found guilty of kicking the child's mum when she was pregnant.
The two-month-old child who cannot be named, suffered multiple fractures, some of which were inflicted by "rotational force" - when Loudon twisted the baby's leg.
During the trial, the court heard that scans of the baby showed "very extensive" and "irreversible" brain damage.
Consultant paediatrician Dr Andrew Watt said he expected the child would be "severely disabled" as a result of the attack.
The baby suffered fractures to the ribs, legs and arm.
Judge Ian Peeble QC said Loudon had "taken his bad temper" out on the child.
The baby's mother said the sentence was "not long enough".
The court also heard evidence via video-link from the infant's older sister who said she had seen Loudon shaking the child.
The mother called Loudon a "dirty liar" for trying to shift blame to her and said that Loudon had a "short and violent temper".
(DS)
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