British teenager jailed for killing baby daughter

A 17-year-old British youth was jailed for two-and-a-half years today for shaking his baby daughter to death while visiting her in hospital.

A 17-year-old British youth was jailed for two-and-a-half years today for shaking his baby daughter to death while visiting her in hospital.

Joshua Bacon, from St Helens, Merseyside, was found guilty of manslaughter at an earlier trial, after his seven-week-old daughter Caitlyn Smith died from severe head injuries.

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