Brute who shook baby so savagely he was left blind and completely paralysed is jailed for three years
A BRUTE who shook a baby so hard he was left blind and completely paralysed has been jailed for three years.
Adam Andrews violently attacked the 21-day-old tot who now requires round-the-clock care.
The 37-year-old has been jailed for three years after being convicted of grievous bodily harm without intent.
Ipswich Crown Court heard how the boy was a victim of "violent shaking" in June 2018, reports.
His mum told the court how he is now blind and paralysed, will never walk or talk and requires 24-hour care.
She said: "His bedroom is not filled with toys but with feed machines and medical equipment.
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“He will never be able to have food or water and has to be fed by a button attached to his bowel.”
The mum also revealed her son suffers between 30 and 40 seizures a day as a result of the attack.
She added: "I have to watch my child deteriorate for what this man has done in a burst of outrage of anger. He should not be allowed to walk the streets while I care for my child around the clock.
“I have to accept it’s very likely I’m going to outlive my child.
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“When I fall asleep every night my biggest fear is [he] will not wake up with me.”
The court was told the shaking likely happened over a few seconds and was a "spontaneous loss of control".
Andrews has shown "no remorse" since the horror, it was said.
The thug, of Great Whelnetham, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk was cleared of a more serious charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.
Sentencing, Judge David Pugh said: "Precisely what happened later that night and why, only you will know."