Grandad guilty of murdering his five-week-old granddaughter
A grandad has been found guilty of the murder of his baby granddaughter. Amelia Jones was just five weeks old when she died in November 2012.
Grandad guilty of murdering his baby granddaughter
A grandad has been found guilty of the murder of his five-week-old baby granddaughter.
Amelia Jones was just five weeks old when Mark Jones, 45, carried out a brutal attack in November 2012, leaving her with a fractured skull, a bleed to the brain, and other injuries to her ribs and legs.
Experts believe she had suffered a serious blow to the head as well as being violently shaken.
The court heard that Jones called his daughter first instead of dialling 999 when Amelia stopped breathing. She died in hospital two days later, aged just 41 days old.
Jones denied murdering her during a five-week trial at Newport Crown Court, claiming he had accidentally dropped her on two separate nights while babysitting at his daughter's house in Cwmbran.
Jones looked down, showing no emotion, as the guilty verdict was read out.
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