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| Nathan Rawling jailed for 'murderous' baby attack | Nathan Rawling jailed for 'murderous' baby attack |
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| A man who caused a one-month-old boy life-threatening injuries including two punctured lungs and 26 rib fractures has been jailed for 10 years. | A man who caused a one-month-old boy life-threatening injuries including two punctured lungs and 26 rib fractures has been jailed for 10 years. |
| Nathan Rawling, from Gravesend, Kent, was accused of the attacking the baby after it urinated on him. | Nathan Rawling, from Gravesend, Kent, was accused of the attacking the baby after it urinated on him. |
| The child's injuries also included a broken arm and a broken collar bone. | The child's injuries also included a broken arm and a broken collar bone. |
| Rawling told Maidstone Crown Court the child's mother carried out the attack, but he was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. | Rawling told Maidstone Crown Court the child's mother carried out the attack, but he was convicted of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. |
| The court was told the child suffered a cardiac arrest at hospital after the "frenzied, brutal and persistent assault", but had since fully recovered. | The court was told the child suffered a cardiac arrest at hospital after the "frenzied, brutal and persistent assault", but had since fully recovered. |
| Rawling, formerly of St Gregory's Crescent, denied the prosecution's claim that he had acted in a "murderous rage". | Rawling, formerly of St Gregory's Crescent, denied the prosecution's claim that he had acted in a "murderous rage". |
| He told police officers the baby stopped breathing and the injuries were caused by his attempts to resuscitate him. | He told police officers the baby stopped breathing and the injuries were caused by his attempts to resuscitate him. |
| Kent Police arrested him after the baby was rushed to Darent Valley Hospital in respiratory arrest on 1 December 2011. | Kent Police arrested him after the baby was rushed to Darent Valley Hospital in respiratory arrest on 1 December 2011. |
| The baby was then transferred to Kings College Hospital in south London, where he spent more than a month in a serious condition. | |
| Crown Prosecution Service spokesman Simon Ringrose said the baby only survived because of the expert intervention of medical staff at Darent Valley. | Crown Prosecution Service spokesman Simon Ringrose said the baby only survived because of the expert intervention of medical staff at Darent Valley. |
| Det Chief Insp Andrew Pritchard said: "In my service I have not seen such extensive injuries on such a young child. | Det Chief Insp Andrew Pritchard said: "In my service I have not seen such extensive injuries on such a young child. |
| "It was a case that shocked the public and caused considerable community tension in Gravesend. | "It was a case that shocked the public and caused considerable community tension in Gravesend. |
| "Rawling is a bully who took out his anger in the most cowardly way possible when he assaulted this baby." | "Rawling is a bully who took out his anger in the most cowardly way possible when he assaulted this baby." |
| Mr Pritchard thanked people in Gravesend, who held vigils for the baby after the attack. | Mr Pritchard thanked people in Gravesend, who held vigils for the baby after the attack. |