Vic: Father jailed for six years for bashing daughter =2

AAP General News (Australia)
08-31-2007
Vic: Father jailed for six years for bashing daughter =2

The Victorian County Court was told HOLMES' four-month-old daughter TEAGAN was admitted
to hospital on August 9 last year.

Doctors found she had seven broken ribs .. a broken collar bone .. a broken thigh bone
.. a torn tongue and pneumonia.

HOLMES was questioned by hospital staff .. then by police .. and gave several explanations
.. including saying he'd accidently sat on the four-month-old.







Judge LESLIE ROSS sentenced HOLMES to six years in jail with a minimum of four-and-a-half years.

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KEYWORD: HOLMES 2 MELBOURNE

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