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Baby-shake murder: Daniel Sanzone jailed for life for killing son | Baby-shake murder: Daniel Sanzone jailed for life for killing son |
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A father who shook his two-week-old son so violently the baby went blind and deaf has been jailed for life. | A father who shook his two-week-old son so violently the baby went blind and deaf has been jailed for life. |
Daniel Sanzone inflicted "catastrophic and irreversible" brain injuries on Joshua Millinson at his home in Wolverhampton in October last year. | Daniel Sanzone inflicted "catastrophic and irreversible" brain injuries on Joshua Millinson at his home in Wolverhampton in October last year. |
The 23-year-old was convicted of murder on Wednesday at Birmingham Crown Court. | The 23-year-old was convicted of murder on Wednesday at Birmingham Crown Court. |
The court heard he has since received death threats and his prison cell had been ransacked. Mr Justice Robert Jay said Sanzone was "immature". | |
Joshua was in intensive care at Birmingham Children's Hospital for nearly a month after the incident before a High Court order was issued to switch off his life support machine. | Joshua was in intensive care at Birmingham Children's Hospital for nearly a month after the incident before a High Court order was issued to switch off his life support machine. |
More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country | More updates on this and other stories in Birmingham and the Black Country |
The assaults must have caused the baby "considerable distress" and Joshua must have "cried out in pain", Mr Justice Jay said. | |
Sanzone was unable to accept that his partner, Joshua's mother Zoe Howell, was "no longer able to focus all her attention on you", the judge told him. | Sanzone was unable to accept that his partner, Joshua's mother Zoe Howell, was "no longer able to focus all her attention on you", the judge told him. |
Ms Howell was cleared of child cruelty and causing or allowing Joshua's death. | Ms Howell was cleared of child cruelty and causing or allowing Joshua's death. |
The couple had split up in the days before the shaking incident on 24 October last year. | The couple had split up in the days before the shaking incident on 24 October last year. |
Speaking after the sentencing, Ms Howell said the sentence was not long enough. | Speaking after the sentencing, Ms Howell said the sentence was not long enough. |
She said: "I've lost my son and I've had to go through all this. People have been slating me for something I didn't do. | She said: "I've lost my son and I've had to go through all this. People have been slating me for something I didn't do. |
"My son was my whole world. | "My son was my whole world. |
"I can't explain it. I just keep saying to myself I should have done more, but what could I have done?" | "I can't explain it. I just keep saying to myself I should have done more, but what could I have done?" |
The court was told paramedics were called to Whitburn Close in Pendeford where they found Joshua not breathing and "floppy". | The court was told paramedics were called to Whitburn Close in Pendeford where they found Joshua not breathing and "floppy". |
Sanzone told Joshua's mother that the "thud" she said she heard from another room was him dropping a remote control. | Sanzone told Joshua's mother that the "thud" she said she heard from another room was him dropping a remote control. |
During the trial, jurors were told Joshua's injuries were some of the most extreme medical experts had seen. | During the trial, jurors were told Joshua's injuries were some of the most extreme medical experts had seen. |
The 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 pre-dated previous hospital visits. | The 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 pre-dated previous hospital visits. |
Sanzone will serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. | Sanzone will serve a minimum of 15 years in prison. |
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