Dad jailed for 8 years for assault on 2-month-old daughter; baby left with fractured skull, ribs, and ankle (Bradford, England, United Kingdom)

The unbelievable excuses made for this violent UNNAMED DAD. He was "depressed". He was "under pressure." Oh, and my personal favorite: He was "frustrated."

Whatta load of hot steaming crap. 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2218981/Father-jailed-fracturing-month-old-baby-daughters-skull-squeezing-hard-ribs-popped-horrendous-attack.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Father jailed for fracturing two-month-old baby daughter's skull and squeezing her so hard her ribs 'popped' in 'horrendous' attack

He broke her ankle by twisting her leg, fractured her skull and broke her ribs in three separate attacks

Jailed for eight years for causing baby grievous bodily harm with intent 

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 07:28 EST, 17 October 2012 | UPDATED: 08:07 EST, 17 October 2012

A father has been jailed for eight years after fracturing his baby daughter’s skull, ribs and ankle in three separate cowardly attacks.

The 24-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the child, lost his temper when he was looking after her for an hour while his partner and her mother went shopping.

He squeezed the little girl’s ribs so hard that they 'popped' at the sides, Leeds Crown Court was told on Tuesday.

He broke her ankle by twisting her leg and fractured her skull.

He was convicted by a jury at Bradford Crown Court in July of three offences of causing the two-month-old baby grievous bodily harm with intent on December 28, 2010.

A jury was told the girl’s injuries were typical of those caused by someone frustrated by the demands of a baby and losing control.

They heard the man was under pressure at home at the time and suffering from depression.

Sentencing him, Judge Christopher Batty told the father the consequences of what he did will live with him forever. 

He inflicted three separate, serious injuries after losing his temper over a prolonged period of time. 

'They were against a little baby, who was only two months old, with whose care you were trusted,' Judge Batty said.

Tina Landale, mitigating, said he had no previous convictions for violence and he still denied that he had harmed his baby.

After the case, Detective Constable Donna Hector, of the Bradford District Children’s Safeguarding Unit, said: 'This was a horrendous attack on a two-month-old girl who had no way of defending herself against the superior strength of this man.

'He tried to hide his actions, blaming an accident for the severe injuries she had sustained.

 'It was clear from our investigations, however, that they had been the result of a sustained assault.'