‘Perfect family’ wrecked after dad shook baby twins

A picture-perfect family was destroyed when it emerged that the father had shaken his infant twin son and daughter violently in an attempt to get them to stop crying, leaving them with injuries that only came to light after the little girl had convulsions.

A HSE investigation was triggered by the diagnosis of non-accidental head injuries as a result of being violently shaken.

It was only after 10 days of investigation, which also saw gardaí interviewing people who had dealings with the children, that the father of the infants admitted what he had done.