Dad jailed after ‘violently’ shaking baby son because he ‘wouldn’t stop crying’

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter to keep up with what's happening in and around the city A young dad has been jailed after he took hold of his baby son and shook him ‘violently’ because he ‘wouldn’t stop crying’.

Benjamin Welsh, 21, grabbed hold of the four-month-old and 'viciously attacked him' in August last year. The boy was initially not expected to live after suffering a 'catastrophic brain injury'. Read more: This is the moment a 'despicable' robber 'effectively abducted' a double amputee who woke from a coma hours before- he then robbed him and pushed him down a hill His carers say he is a 'little fighter' but his life expectancy may be shortened, and he is likely to need lifelong medical help, Manchester Crown Court previously