Dad who shook his three-month-old daughter to death because she wouldn’t stop crying is caged
Traherne Williams caused catastrophic brain damage to tiny Sophia in Broxburn
A DAD who killed his three-month-old daughter by throwing her on to a couch when she wouldn't stop crying has been jailed.
Traherne Williams, 23, has been caged for six-and-a-half years after causing catastrophic and fatal brain damage to little Sophia.
He shook her and threw her onto a couch while she was crying on May 30 2016.
A judge heard how Williams had
At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Matthews told him: “You became frustrated and threw the defenceless child – your own flesh and blood – onto a sofa.
“This was before she had any chance to engage in the gift of life.”
Sophia never recovered and died in hospital in June 2016.
Williams later lied to a doctor and said Sophia had fallen at a family centre they had been staying at in Broxburn, West Lothian.
But he eventually pleaded guilty to culpable homicide at the High Court in Glasgow on May 4.
Williams smiled at his 20 year-old partner Shannon Main as he was handcuffed and taken to the cells.
The pair originally faced a murder allegation.
Williams instead admitted to the reduced charge while Main's not guilty plea was accepted.
A hearing last month was told she is standing by the man who killed their child.
Describing the fatal attack, his QC Ian Duguid said: “He was absolutely frustrated at his attempts at feeding her.
“He did not anticipate that by putting her down on the sofa that it would have the consequences which transpired.”
Lord Matthews said the jail term would have been eight years, but for the guilty plea.
Police expressed their thanks to the tragic baby's extended family for their help during the investigation.
And they deplored Williams' "despicable actions".
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Detective Chief Inspector Rory Hamilton said: "The injuries inflicted upon Sophia Williams by her father left her with significant brain damage from which she could not recover.
"Traherne Williams was in charge of his daughter's care and wellbeing and his despicable actions robbed her of her future.
"I would like to thank Sophia's extended family for their support and co-operation and it is my sincere hope that the sentence handed to Williams offers them some form of closure so that they may begin to move on with their lives."
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