Dad who threw baby daughter at television jailed for attempted murder

"It was a fit of uncontrolled temper, probably because the baby was simply crying, in the way that babies do. It was clear that the baby needed immediate and urgent medical attention You did not even bother to check whether the baby was alive. Like the coward that you are, you just left (the baby) there, concealed under a duvet. That, in my view, was an act of the most horrendous callousness."

"The baby, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was discovered lying face down under a duvet by family members. The infant was bloodied and bruised, and was found to have suffered a fractured skull. Jamieson fled the scene and made phone calls to friends in which he said I think I've killed someone. The court heard he described having lost it and said he had flung (the baby) at the telly. I'm going to be on the news as a baby killer, he said."

"A father has been jailed for 35 years after admitting the attempted murder of his baby. Rhydian Jamieson, 28, left the infant with life-changing injuries after the assault at a property in Ceredigion in January last year. Swansea Crown Court heard Jamieson snapped and had flung the baby at a television set before fleeing. Sentencing Jamieson on Monday, Judge Paul Thomas KC said the defendant, who refused to attend the hearing, had no remorse for his actions."

Rhydian Jamieson, 28, admitted attempted murder and received a 35-year prison sentence for assaulting his infant at a property in Ceredigion in January. He flung the baby at a television set, left the child concealed under a duvet, and fled the scene. Family members found the infant face down, bloodied and bruised, with a fractured skull. The child survived but suffered irreversible brain damage and will require lifelong daily care and support. Jamieson made phone calls saying he thought he had killed someone. The baby’s mother described profound and lasting pain, trauma and life changes.

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