Finley John Thomas was just 17 months old when he died after suffering a fractured skull
and broken ribs.
Sean Buckley, 28, of Tonypandy, South Wales, had tried to claim the toddler had fallen
paramedics found the child
motionless and looking ghostly in colour.
However, doctors later discovered Finley had suffered a severe bleed to the brain and also
found an older injury behind his right ear.
Prosecuting counsel Roger Thomas QC, at Cardiff Crown Court, described the attack on
the
child as ‘deliberate
and vicious’.
In his opening of the case, he said: ‘It is very unusual for a child to have the kind of injuries Finley
suffered as a result of a fall down the stairs.
‘Most falls down the stairs do not cause subdural haemorrhages.’
As well as the murder conviction, Buckley was also found guilty of child cruelty.
And he’ll claim he loves her…
So sad. Rest in peace little one.
My God!