Andrew Morrison, 24, Of Kilmarnock, Made No Plea Or Declaration

[Abroad]

A man has appeared in court charged with attempted murder after a baby girl suffered a serious head injury.

The three-month-old was taken by ambulance from a house in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, to the town's Crosshouse Hospital early on Sunday morning.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-32435498

 

[bowling68]

They sure do like to piecemeal out the information over there. Details people. Where are the details?

 

[Abroad]

They sure do like to piecemeal out the information over there. Details people. Where are the details?

I expect they'll dole out a little more over the next couple of days, but the really juicy stuff will only come out with the trial. Sorry.
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A man who left a baby blind and brain damaged after shaking and dropping her in a fit of anger has been jailed for four years and four months.

Andrew Morrison, 25, from Kilmarnock, was babysitting the three-month-old while her mother was at a concert.

The High Court in Glasgow heard that he lost control, because the baby was fractious, on 19 April last year.

He later admitted assaulting the baby to her severe injury, permanent impairment and danger of life.

The court heard that when the baby's mother returned home she immediately realised something was wrong.

The child was rushed to hospital, groaning and with her eyes rolling backwards.

[...]

She was pale and clammy and totally unresponsive when medics saw her.

Morrison asked if the injuries suffered could be caused by a bumpy bus journey or bumping the buggy, but was told that "could not account for the injuries sustained by the child".

He and the child's mother were put in separate rooms at Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow after she became extremely upset and challenged him about what happened.

Defence counsel Frances Connor said: "The baby was fractious. He should not have lost his temper at her. He is remorseful and will never forgive himself."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-36367918

 

[MissLiz]

All horror aside, I'm totally using "Fractious" more often.
Damn.

 

[LissaLou]

At least there's a decent mother in this story instead of the cum dumpsters we usually read about.