Sentence increased for man who hit and threw baby

A man who slapped, punched, and threw a 10-month-old baby in what was described as a “truly horrific” case of child cruelty has had his three-year sentence increased to the maximum of seven years following a successful appeal by the DPP.

The court heard the child was taken to the Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Limerick with injuries that included fractures to both arms, a dislocated right elbow, multiple bruising to his body, a burn mark to his right calf, and bleeding to his brain.

In February 2012, Larry Connors, aged 21, was jailed for three years by Judge Carroll Moran at Ennis Circuit Criminal Court, having pleaded guilty to child cruelty on dates between December 15, 2010, and January 3, 2011.