Dad Sentenced Life Imprisonment for Killing Newborn Son in Healthcare Center

An father who killed his two-week-old newborn on a newborn ward has been sentenced to a life term with a base term of two decades.

Catastrophic Injuries Endured

The court was told the newborn suffered severe harm, including a broken skull, broken neck, broken mandible and shattered limbs.

Healthcare professionals characterized the wounds as "akin to a plunge from a multi-storey building".

Trial Hearings

The defendant had denied injuring the infant but was found culpable of murder by the panel.

"The defendant have been responsible for the child's care and protection. There was an profound failure of responsibility in that situation," declared the magistrate.

Family Impact

The newborn's parent was acquitted of a minor accusation of allowing the death of a infant.

In an impact testimony, the grandfather portrayed the infant as "absolutely flawless" and expressed profound grief.

• We will never see his initial crawl
• We will miss his initial strides
• The baby never even have a chance to offer his initial smile

Probe and Consequences

Law enforcement described the situation as one among the "extremely traumatic" they had previously encountered.

A spokesperson for the medical facility confirmed a pediatric protection investigation into the incident would be issued in the future.

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