Man escapes sentence despite 'trembling' baby and inflicting 'car crash-like' injuries with hemorrhage to brain and spine

A guy had allegedly "shaken" a baby so forcefully that they suffered "car crash-like" injuries escaped punishment. When he abandoned the youngster, whose age is unknown, with bleeds to the brain, eyes, and spine, Liam Connor, from Tipton, was 18 years old. The suspect, now 22 years old, admitted child abuse during a court appearance at Wolverhampton Crown Court. He won't serve any time in jail, though. In the time of the event, Connor was with the child at a residence in the Black Country, according to prosecutor Antoine Muller. After he left with the crying, "pale and floppy" child, paramedics were called to the residence. The sufferer was sent urgently to Russells Hall Hospital, where medical staff discovered the infant's brain had experienced "internal trauma." Additionally hurt were their calf and thigh, as well as the jaw, face, and area under their chin. The youngster also had hemorrhages to the brain, spine, and both eyes, the court was told. Medical professionals regarded the injuries as being "quite comparable to a road traffic accident or a long fall, systematic of a crash," Muller testified before the court. According to the prosecutor, the injuries also showed "symptoms of shaking." Thankfully, the kid has since fully recovered. Mukhtar Ubhi, the defense counsel, said the incident was a "one-off," but Connor acknowledged that his behavior was "reckless" and added, "It's something that shouldn't have happened." "Has been living with it for the previous four years," Ubhi claimed of his client. According to Birmingham Mail, the court was informed that Connor had previously been convicted for stealing a car without permission in 2017. Judge Michael Chambers KC stated during the Monday, November 7, sentence hearing that the case was "the youngster had suffered substantial injuries as a result of the defendant's acts, which was concerning. He referenced medical records that indicated the infant suffered a "In other words, there was some shaking due to an accelerated and decelerated occurrence. ." The judge noted how the child was intubated and taken to hospital where a scan revealed they had suffered trauma with "bruising to the jaw and leg. Hemorrhaging to the brain" and was left seriously ill. Thankfully, they came off the ventilator after one day and "has gone on to make a full recovery." Chambers continued, "Any child, but particularly a baby, is extremely vulnerable. As a result of your actions, the child was seriously injured. It is accepted by the prosecution that this was a momentary lapse in judgment." On September 18, 2018, Connor confessed to abusing a youngster. The best mitigating factors, according to his attorney, were his youth at the time of the offense and his recent guilty plea, both of which demonstrated a minimal likelihood of future reoffending. "For all those reasons, I am persuaded that it is sufficient to sentence you to a suspended order," Judge Chambers retorted. Connor was eventually given a sentence of 10 months in prison with a two-year sentence suspension, 150 hours of unpaid labor, and up to 30 days of probation with a rehabilitation activity requirement. According to Express & Star, the judge cautioned the defendant that if he didn't cooperate, the penalty will be enforced.