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Monday, November 4, 2013

Father, 23, who shook baby daughter to death because she wouldn't stop crying jailed for just three years

Jailed: Kurt Delves, 23, was sentenced to three years and nine months for the unlawful killing of his daughter, two-month-old Harli Reid

A young father who shook his baby daughter to death when she wouldn’t stop crying has been jailed for three years.

Kurt Delves, 23, was sentenced today at Birmingham Crown Court for the unlawful killing of two-month-old Harli Reid on December 17 2010.

The court heard how Delves, from Birmingham, West Midlands, had been Christmas shopping with Harli's mother Donnika Reid, 30, when he returned home alone with the child.

Delves became frustrated with his daughter when he bathed her before bed. When Harli would not stop crying Delves shook the child, causing her 'catastrophic' brain injuries.

The baby was taken to Birmingham Children’s Hospital, but died the following day.  More

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