Man hit 4-week-old daughter on the leg, face, and head

A 23-year-old man who told gardaí he “lost the head” and hit his four-week-old baby daughter when she would not stop crying, was yesterday jailed for four years at Dundalk circuit criminal court.

The baby was in hospital for four days and treated for bruising and swelling to her head, face, and legs.

The mother said the girl has recovered physically but screams around men except her grandfather and uncle.