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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 shaking him violently and causing him serious head injuries has been jailed for life. | |
Shane Hawkins, 25, from Warwickshire, denied murdering Kaydon, who died in hospital in 2010 a few days after being hurt at a house in Bodmin, Cornwall. | |
Haemorrhaging in the child's eyes was consistent with being shaken violently, Truro Crown Court heard. | Haemorrhaging in the child's eyes was consistent with being shaken violently, Truro Crown Court heard. |
Hawkins was told he would 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 (90cm) 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". |