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| Jayden Saxton death: Jordon Saxton jailed for baby's manslaughter | |
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| A man has been jailed for killing his baby son after squeezing his chest and shaking him. | |
| Jordon Saxton, from Faringdon, Oxfordshire, was convicted of the manslaughter of 11-week-old Jayden Saxton, but cleared of his murder. | |
| Jayden died in November after suffering 18 bone fractures as well as multiple brain and spinal injuries, a trial at Oxford Crown Court heard. | |
| Saxton, 21, was sentenced to nine years in prison. | |
| During the two-week trial, jurors heard the baby was living at a flat with his parents and had been left alone with Saxton on 17 November. | During the two-week trial, jurors heard the baby was living at a flat with his parents and had been left alone with Saxton on 17 November. |
| They heard that Jayden never recovered from what the prosecution described as a "violent assault", in which he was squeezed so hard several of his ribs were broken. | They heard that Jayden never recovered from what the prosecution described as a "violent assault", in which he was squeezed so hard several of his ribs were broken. |
| He was taken to hospital by paramedics, but died the following day. | He was taken to hospital by paramedics, but died the following day. |
| During the trial, Saxton told the court he had dialled 999 after Jayden stopped breathing and was in a state of panic because he thought something was stuck in his son's throat. | |
| Passing sentence, Mr Justice Rabinder Singh QC, said the baby's death was "undoubtedly a tragedy for everyone concerned". | |
| He told Saxton: "No-one but you will ever know exactly what happened that afternoon. | |
| "I conclude that you acted as you did in frustration at the fact that you could not settle Jayden." | |
| Det Ch Insp Kevin Brown of Thames Valley Police said Jayden's family had been through a "living nightmare" since November. | |
| "The medical and forensic evidence in this investigation proved how Jayden was assaulted, causing him serious bodily harm that led to his death. | |
| "The evidence was clear that Jordan committed manslaughter." | |
| Adrian Foster, chief prosecutor for Thames and Chiltern Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it was "impossible to imagine a more vulnerable victim". | |
| He said that old rib fractures also discovered during the post mortem indicated that Jayden had previously been forcibly gripped and shaken between 21 October and 4 November. | |
| "Jordan Saxton denied causing the death of his defenceless son and offered no explanation for how he obtained his injuries," he added. |