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Father Allan Young found not guilty of shaken baby death Father Allan Young found not guilty of shaken baby death
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A man who shook his baby son causing severe brain injuries that were said to have killed him 12 years later has been cleared of manslaughter.A man who shook his baby son causing severe brain injuries that were said to have killed him 12 years later has been cleared of manslaughter.
Allan Young, 36, lived with his partner in Belsize Road, north-west London, when he shook five-week-old Michael Winn in April 1998, the jury heard.Allan Young, 36, lived with his partner in Belsize Road, north-west London, when he shook five-week-old Michael Winn in April 1998, the jury heard.
Young, of Glasgow Road, Wishaw, north Lanarkshire, was acquitted of manslaughter at the Old Bailey.Young, of Glasgow Road, Wishaw, north Lanarkshire, was acquitted of manslaughter at the Old Bailey.
Michael died in the care of his adoptive mother in January 2011.Michael died in the care of his adoptive mother in January 2011.
Mr Young admitted causing grievous bodily harm in 2009 and had been previously jailed for 12 months. Young admitted causing grievous bodily harm in 2009 and had been previously jailed for 12 months.
However, when Michael died in 2011, he was further charged with manslaughter, which he denied. Law change
Following the assault in 1998, Michael was put into care and later adopted. However, when Michael died in 2011, he was further charged with manslaughter following a change in the law. Young denied the charge.
Before 1996, charges of murder or manslaughter could only be brought if death occurred within a year and a day from the date of the original assault.Before 1996, charges of murder or manslaughter could only be brought if death occurred within a year and a day from the date of the original assault.
In Young's case, charges were brought even though there had been a 12 year gap, making it the longest on record.
Following the assault in 1998, Michael was put into care and later adopted.
The prosecution said that Michael's death was a direct result of the injuries he suffered, which caused cerebral palsy and curvature of the spine.
The child had trouble breathing, was blind, incontinent, could not speak, and was assessed as having only a 65% chance of surviving to the age of 11 following the assault.
At the time of his death, his adoptive mother described him as having the functioning age of six weeks, the court heard.