The injuries inflicted by Kiernan Hughes-Mason, 32, in Westcliff-on-Sea in Essex in 2020, were described by doctors as 'equivalent to a high-speed crash'.
A former Millwall football star has been convicted of child cruelty after inflicting 17 injuries on a two-year-old girl which left her now needing 24-hour care.
He has now been convicted of child cruelty and grievous bodily harm and is due to be sentenced on September 10 at Basildon Crown Court. The girl was placed in an induced coma and doctors discovered 17 different injuries to her legs, back, face and chest. 'Yet in his text messages written at the time, he constantly referred to them as"your children", or"your child" to the child's mother. He regularly belittled them, talked about them as if they were stupid and put them down.
'The only explanation for the pattern of injuries suffered by the child was that they were inflicted by this defendant and inflicted deliberately.' 'Her family have attended court and have shown nothing but dignity and strength. I cannot commend their conduct throughout this trial highly enough while they live the impact of his actions.
After leaving Millwall, Hughes-Mason played non-league football for a series of clubs, including Grimsby, Welling, Kettering, Maidstone, Leatherhead, Grays and Barking. 'This decision comes in light of recent revelations regarding serious legal matters from Mr. Mason-Hughes' past, which were not disclosed during the hiring process.
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