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| Paul Jewitt jailed for assault on three-month-old baby | Paul Jewitt jailed for assault on three-month-old baby |
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| A man from Greater Manchester who attacked a baby girl he was left in charge of has been jailed for seven years. | A man from Greater Manchester who attacked a baby girl he was left in charge of has been jailed for seven years. |
| Paul Jewitt, 23, of Sholver in Oldham, admitted the assault of the three-month-old in July 2011. | Paul Jewitt, 23, of Sholver in Oldham, admitted the assault of the three-month-old in July 2011. |
| He was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester. | He was sentenced at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester. |
| Det Sgt Karen Siddall said police had not been able to work out the motive for Jewitt's attack on a defenceless child. | Det Sgt Karen Siddall said police had not been able to work out the motive for Jewitt's attack on a defenceless child. |
| Police said the mother of the baby first noticed a mark on her child's cheek on 4 July, which Jewitt said had been caused by her banging her face on a toy. | Police said the mother of the baby first noticed a mark on her child's cheek on 4 July, which Jewitt said had been caused by her banging her face on a toy. |
| Bleed on the brain | Bleed on the brain |
| Two days later, another family member noticed bruising around the baby's eyes when the child returned from a stay at Jewitt's house. | Two days later, another family member noticed bruising around the baby's eyes when the child returned from a stay at Jewitt's house. |
| Police said hours later, after Jewitt was left in charge of the child while her mother went shopping, the three-month-old started to struggle with her breathing and was taken to hospital. | Police said hours later, after Jewitt was left in charge of the child while her mother went shopping, the three-month-old started to struggle with her breathing and was taken to hospital. |
| While in hospital, police said she suffered a number of convulsions and a scan revealed that she was suffering from a bleed on her brain. | While in hospital, police said she suffered a number of convulsions and a scan revealed that she was suffering from a bleed on her brain. |
| Det Sgt Siddall said: "The baby was left with severe head and eye injuries. On top of that, she had fractures to her leg, arm and left with facial bruising. | |
| "It is still unclear as to what effects these injuries will have on her and whether it will affect her vision in the short term or long term." | "It is still unclear as to what effects these injuries will have on her and whether it will affect her vision in the short term or long term." |
| She added: "The fact that this man could cause the pain he did to a defenceless baby sums up what type of person he is. | She added: "The fact that this man could cause the pain he did to a defenceless baby sums up what type of person he is. |
| "For reasons only known to him, Jewitt thought he could hurt this child and get away with it. | "For reasons only known to him, Jewitt thought he could hurt this child and get away with it. |
| "Thankfully, he was caught and will spend time behind bars so he cannot hurt her again." | "Thankfully, he was caught and will spend time behind bars so he cannot hurt her again." |