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| Baby-shake murder: Daniel Sanzone guilty of son's killing | Baby-shake murder: Daniel Sanzone guilty of son's killing |
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| A father who shook his two-week-old baby so violently he could no longer see or hear has been convicted of his murder. | A father who shook his two-week-old baby so violently he could no longer see or hear has been convicted of his murder. |
| Joshua Millinson suffered "catastrophic and irreversible" brain injuries at the hands of Daniel Sanzone, 23, at his Wolverhampton home in 2015. | Joshua Millinson suffered "catastrophic and irreversible" brain injuries at the hands of Daniel Sanzone, 23, at his Wolverhampton home in 2015. |
| Experts said the child had some of the most extreme injuries they had seen. | Experts said the child had some of the most extreme injuries they had seen. |
| Joshua's mother Zoe Howell, 19, has been cleared of causing or allowing Joshua's death and child cruelty. | Joshua's mother Zoe Howell, 19, has been cleared of causing or allowing Joshua's death and child cruelty. |
| Jurors at Birmingham Crown Court heard Sanzone was alone with the baby in the lounge when Ms Howell, who was in the kitchen, heard a "thud". | |
| The 23-year-old lied about what happened, telling Ms Howell that the noise was him dropping the remote. | |
| Joshua was not breathing and "floppy" when paramedics were called to his house on 24 October last year. | |
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| He was in intensive care at Birmingham Children's Hospital for nearly a month when a High Court order was issued to switch off his life support machine. | |
| Ms Howell, who lived with Sanzone in Whitburn Close, Pendeford, had objected but her wishes were overruled after doctors said there was "no evidence" Joshua could see or hear. | |
| Sally Howes QC, prosecuting, said medical experts found evidence of previous injuries, including a "forcible twisting of bones" from about a week prior to the shaking, and rib and leg fractures that may have predated previous hospital visits. |