Father jailed for murder of baby son

A father accused of the killing of his 20-month-old baby son has been jailed for life after a jury found him guilty of murder by a majority verdict.

Mr Yusif Ali Abdi (aged 30), a refugee from Somalia, with an address at The Elms, College Road, Clane, Co. Kildare, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of the murder of his son, Nathan Baraka Andrew Ali on 17 April 2001 in the apartment at College Road, Clane.