Man jailed for shaking baby son

A Mauritian national who shook his eight-week-old son causing him serious lifelong injuries has been given a five-year sentence with the final two suspended on condition he return to his home country.

A Mauritian national who shook his eight-week-old son causing him serious lifelong injuries has been given a five-year sentence with the final two suspended on condition he return to his home country.

The boy, now one-year-old, has been diagnosed with “shaken baby syndrome” resulting in difficulties with movement, feeding, and speech.

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