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.
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.
A man who conned his daughter into thinking he was dying of cancer has been jailed for at least 25 years for murdering her five-week-old baby.
Mark Jones, 45, carried out a brutal attack on granddaughter Amelia while babysitting for her mother Sarah, 26, when she went to the cinema.
Watch: Tom Sheldrick reports from Newport Crown Court.
Sentencing Jones to life with a minimum of 25 years, Judge Wyn Williams said he had shown no remorse for his "wicked and despicable" actions.
The parents of Amelia Rose, who died aged five-weeks-old at the hands of her grandad, say the last two years have been long and traumatic.
Baby Amelia died with catalogue of injuries at 41 days old - Mark Jones has still not revealed what he did to his granddaughter.
Mark Jones admits he didn't tell police he had collapsed, until nearly two years after his granddaughter Amelia died. He denies her murder.