Grandad who killed baby by shaking him for six seconds jailed for manslaughter

dailystar.co.uk:

police a second time, the Supreme Court of Western Australia heard. The court heard the grandfather was "excessively tired" and suffering from severe depression and anxiety at the time.Justice Anthony Derrick accepted that Downing loved his grandson and hadn't intended to hurt or kill him."You shook Noah out of frustration, and in the irrational and forlorn hope that doing so would make him be quiet and fall asleep," he said."Further, there is no suggestion that you had ever previously subjected Noah to any form of abuse or ill treatment."However he noted Downing hadn't tried to seek medical assistance after realising the baby was hurt."I recognise that even if you had made a more immediate attempt to seek assistance for Noah, this may not.