Mum spared jail for breaking baby daughter’s ribs, leg and arm

A one-year suspended jail sentence was imposed yesterday on a mother who admitted assaulting her own infant daughter by grabbing her forcefully from a stroller and squeezing her, breaking the baby’s ribs, leg and arm.

Mum spared jail for breaking baby daughter’s ribs, leg and arm

The mother, who cannot be named as the injured child is entitled to anonymity, was before Cork Circuit Criminal Court for sentence yesterday after previously pleading guilty to the charge of assault causing harm to the child.

Defence barrister, Sinead Behan, said the 27-year-old mother attended with social services.

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