Nine-week-old baby suffers 'truly catastrophic' injuries after being thrown against wall
A man who left a nine-week-old baby with "truly catastrophic" injuries after throwing him in the air has been jailed.
Jay Bell, 23, threw the child in the air repeatedly but the baby struck his head on the wall, then hit a Moses basket and fell on the floor on July 26th 2013.
The baby did not receive hospital treatment for two weeks and it took Bell five months to reveal what had happened.
After eventually being admitted, the child was diagnosed sustained bleeding on the brain, retinal haemorrhages and a fractured rib and ankle.
The child now suffers from cerebral palsy, is registered blind and has difficulty using his limbs.
Had the child gone to hospital straight after suffering the brain injury, medical intervention may have limited the impact of that injury, the court heard.
Bell, of Dougall Place, Mayfield, Dalkeith, Midlothian, last month pleaded guilty to two charges:
one of culpable and reckless conduct towards the child to his severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of his life
wilfully neglecting the baby and failing to seek medical attention for him
Judge Paul Arthurson QC told Bell: