Blackpool mother admits assaulting baby son

[Omah]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-14533708

A teenage mother from Blackpool has been told she faces jail after she admitted assaulting her baby son.

The three-month-old suffered a fractured skull, bleeding to the brain and a broken collarbone in February.

Preston Crown Court heard he is now being cared for at a hospice and it is not known how long he will live.

Kayleigh Searle, 19, of Troutbeck Crescent, Mereside, admitted causing grievous bodily harm at Preston Crown Court and will be sentenced in October.

She was due to face trial on Monday for inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent on the boy but the Crown Prosecution Service accepted her plea of guilty to the lesser charge.

The former charge was ordered to lie on file as she admitted causing grievous bodily harm but with no intent on or about 13 February.

She also pleaded guilty to child cruelty and intending to pervert the course of justice at an earlier hearing.

Her former partner, Reece Bourne, 19, of Harbour Lane, Warton, Preston, also admitted child cruelty.

It is understood he looked on as the baby was assaulted by his mother on a number of occasions but did not report it to the authorities.

He was remanded in custody and will also be sentenced in October.

Michael Maher, prosecuting, said the injuries suffered were "catastrophic" and the latest medical update was that the effects were "life limiting".

"There remains a significant question as to how long he will live," he said.

Jeez, what a pair of morons (see the pics) ..... :eek:

As for the baby ..... :sad:

[Kerry]

Morons isn't the word......

[joeysteele]

These stories just really make me sick and fed up at all the Govt abd Social welfare groups who should be making sure Children are safe with their parents.

Time and time again we hear after such a case that steps will be taken to ensure Children are safe with their parents then nothing changes and we get the same stories yet again.

It's almost reaching a point where all babies in particular and Children under school age should be seen and checked over by a Doctor or trained Nurse to ensure all is well,as well as other checks done too.

This is yet another truly rotten statistic of a child failed and abused badly by the very people who should be ensuring its safety. Let's hope if we hear this shouldn't have happened this time from those in authority that proper meaningful steps are set up to make sure it cannot.

[karezza]

Scumbags like this should not be allowed to breed. We need to introduce a breeding license to stop morons from breeding.

[Crimson Dynamo]

People like this have always been around and always will.

[Livia]

She should be spayed like the dog she is.

[cub]

Scumbags like this should not be allowed to breed. We need to introduce a breeding license to stop morons from breeding.

Like Hitler wanted you mean. What a sad knee jerk reaction.