Father given suspended sentence for throwing 4-year-old girl at moving car
- added July 14, 2008
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- LindseyIndigo
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A father who threw his four-year-old daughter "like a doll" against a moving car, has been given a two-year suspended jail sentence.
Mold Crown Court in North Wales heard how the man, 39, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, threw the child at her mother's car as she drove away from their home following a row.
The man, who admitted wounding, had been drinking heavily at the time.
Gordon Hennell, prosecuting, said the incident occurred as the defendant's ex-wife left the house in her car during a row at about 0740 BST on 4 February this year. The court heard he had wanted to leave the girl with her mother so he could return to the pub.
Mr Hennell said: "She saw the defendant coming out of the house carrying their daughter who was in her pyjamas and carrying a pink comfort blanket."
The woman was unaware her daughter had been thrown against the car and drove off.
The court heard how the defendant initially appeared to walk past his daughter on the way back to his house, but then went to collect her after two teenage girls called out to the child. One of the girls dialled 999 and reported seeing the youngster thrown like a doll. She was found to have cuts and bruises but no serious injuries.
Simon Mintz, defending, said the man had two previous convictions for drink driving but nothing for violence.
The judge said the man behaved "wickedly" and a prison sentence was inevitable. But he added: "However, I not only have to consider punishment, but the effect that punishment will have upon the relationship your daughter has with you. With great hesitation, I am going to make you subject to a suspended sentence supervision order."
Mold Crown Court in North Wales heard how the man, 39, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, threw the child at her mother's car as she drove away from their home following a row.
The man, who admitted wounding, had been drinking heavily at the time.
Gordon Hennell, prosecuting, said the incident occurred as the defendant's ex-wife left the house in her car during a row at about 0740 BST on 4 February this year. The court heard he had wanted to leave the girl with her mother so he could return to the pub.
Mr Hennell said: "She saw the defendant coming out of the house carrying their daughter who was in her pyjamas and carrying a pink comfort blanket."
The woman was unaware her daughter had been thrown against the car and drove off.
The court heard how the defendant initially appeared to walk past his daughter on the way back to his house, but then went to collect her after two teenage girls called out to the child. One of the girls dialled 999 and reported seeing the youngster thrown like a doll. She was found to have cuts and bruises but no serious injuries.
Simon Mintz, defending, said the man had two previous convictions for drink driving but nothing for violence.
The judge said the man behaved "wickedly" and a prison sentence was inevitable. But he added: "However, I not only have to consider punishment, but the effect that punishment will have upon the relationship your daughter has with you. With great hesitation, I am going to make you subject to a suspended sentence supervision order."
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- LindseyIndigo
- 2 months ago
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Sometimes instead of trying to preserve a relationship between a parent and child you have to try and preserve the life of the child.
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- goldenways
- 2 months ago
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