Killer dad of baby who died with 31 fractures and brain bleed jailed

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A killer dad who violently shook his infant daughter leaving her with a catastrophic brain injury has been caged. Christopher Easey's 14-week-old daughter Eleanor was found by pathologists to have the injury which judge Mr Justice Edward Murray said was "consistent with having been violently shaken."Jurors rejected the 31-year-old's account that he "dropped Eleanor on her head having been distracted by the dogs barking" as he was found guilty of manslaughter.

The judge said he was "sure" Easey was the one who "inflicted all the serious injuries Eleanor suffered", which included 31 rib fractures.He told Norwich Crown Court the girl's mother, Carly Easey, "didn't know (her) husband was injuring (their) baby and had done so on multiple occasions".Both 36-year-old Carly, of Chedburgh, Suffolk, and Christopher, of Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, were found guilty of child cruelty.Sally Howes QC, prosecuting, said a post-mortem examination recorded that Eleanor was poorly nourished, had a prominent ribcage and reduced muscle bulk in her limbs.The judge said both parents had "at times given her diluted squash to drink instead of milk", and described it as "wholly inappropriate" that she was given a lick of a custard cream biscuit.He said both parents had "abandoned" Eleanor "on at least one occasion for a significant time".Carly Easey was sentenced to a 12-month community order with requirements to take part in a specified programme of activities.Elizabeth Marsh QC, mitigating for Carly Easey, said Eleanor "was killed through no action or inaction" by her mother."She feels extreme guilty for failing to protect her baby from the man who deceived her," she said.Sally O'Neill QC, mitigating for Christopher Easey, said he will