Trial told infant had suffered “catastrophic” brain injuries due to be violently shaken
A 29-year old Co Armagh man was handed a Life Sentence today after he was found guilty by a jury of murdering his son.
“There will be a hearing as soon as possible as to what the minimum time you will spend in prison is before you are considered for release by the Parole Commissioners. I sentence you now to Life Imprisonment.”Saying “this has not been an easy case to hear” as it involved “the killing of an infant”, Mr Justice O’Hara told them that information would be provided to them if they required help or support.
Pre-sentence reports will now be compiled on Rowland and the Judge set the date for the Tariff hearing as Tuesday December 17. The jury heard evidence from a nurse who was on duty in the Intensive Care Unit and who recalled Lewis being taken into theatre at around 9pm. She was asked by Crown barrister David Russell KC about a conversation she had with the baby’s parents regarding their baby son and concerns he might not survive the night.
It was the Crown’s case that the “non-accidental” and “catastrophic” brain injuries suffered by Lewis in November 2015 - which a number of medical professionals determined were as a result of the baby being shaken - played a significant role in his death.
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