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| Shane Hawkins jailed for life for baby son's murder | Shane Hawkins jailed for life for baby son's murder |
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| A man who murdered his 11-month-old baby by causing him serious head injuries has been jailed for life. | |
| Shane Hawkins, 25, from Warwickshire, denied murdering son Kaydon, who was injured in a house in Bodmin, Cornwall, in December 2010. | |
| Haemorrhaging in the child's eyes was consistent with being shaken violently, Truro Crown Court heard. | |
| After a majority guilty verdict, Hawkins was ordered to serve at least 14 years. | |
| Kaydon was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital but was transferred to Bristol Children's Hospital where he died three days later. | Kaydon was taken to the Royal Cornwall Hospital but was transferred to Bristol Children's Hospital where he died three days later. |
| Jurors were told Hawkins claimed the baby's head was injured when he dropped him from about 3ft (0.9m) on to a storage heater. | Jurors were told Hawkins claimed the baby's head was injured when he dropped him from about 3ft (0.9m) on to a storage heater. |
| After Hawkins - of Blackwell Road, Tredington - was convicted on Thursday, Devon and Cornwall Police said he carried out a "violent act committed against a defenceless baby". | |