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SINGAPORE – Fed up after he was awakened by the cries of his six-month-old, a man struck the baby's head hard, causing multiple skull fractures.
On Friday (Nov 9), the 30-year-old driver has been sentenced to six years of suffering. be fed through a tube.
The man can not be named to protect the boy's identity.
The child is currently two years old and eight months old. He can not sit, move, turn or flip over on his own.
District Judge Eddy Tham said that the boy had suffered "horrendous head injuries" and is now deprived of living an independent life.
The judge also said that the man had breached the trust between a parent and a child.
The father of three was sleeping in his Bedok North flat when the boy's cries woke him up in the wee hours of Aug 26, 2016.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Grace Chua told Judge Tham: "The accused shouted 'Shut up, shut up the back of the head, I can not sleep', and hit the victim on the head.
The baby began to cry asleep on the floor before falling asleep.
He appeared normal when he woke up at around 8am but when he was 26-year-old, he was semi-conscious and weak.
An ambulance took him to KK Women 's Hospital where a CT scan of his head revealed that he had multiple skull fractures.
He also had excessive fluid in his brain and was immediately referred to neurosurgery. The court heard that it was discharged about seven months later, on March 2, 2017.
The boy is now living with his foster parents who are receiving financial assistance from the Ministry of Social and Family Development and the Assistive Technology Fund, a government-funded scheme administered by SG Enable.
His older brother, who is now almost always, is still under foster care while his sister is still living with his parents. The girl's age was not mentioned in short papers.
DPP Chua said that to date, the boy has not recovered from his injuries. In June 2018, he was unable to move his limbs voluntarily.
In terms of speech, the child only coos.
The DPP added: "It is important to continue early intervention and close medical follow-up to prevent further complications.
Offenders convicted of causing grievous hurt can be jailed for up to 10 years and fined or caned.
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