He Ruined Our Son's Life but Now the Prison He's at Is Like a Five- Star Hotel

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A mother whose baby son suffered irreversible brain damage when he was shaken by his father has called for people who harm their children to be given tougher sentences. Mandy Palmer, from Glais in the Swansea Valley, says the two-and-a-half-year prison sentence given to her ex-husband was not enough. Now, just months before his release, she tells tonight's Y Byd Ar Bedwar current affairs programme on S4C that her son's life has been ruined by his father's actions. The mother is now campaigning to raise

In the letter sent from HMP Leyhill he said, 'The majority of these cases are caused by normally loving and capable parents, who momentarily lose control for some reason. I sincerely hope that your programme can help to prevent other parents going through what our families are going through.' Y Byd ar Bedwar goes out today at 8.25pm on S4C.: Present tariff is correct, says former judge:Former judge Lord Elystan Morgan, who specialised in cases involving children, does not believe sentences in such awareness about shaken baby syndrome.

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He Ruined Our Son's Life but Now the Prison He's at Is Like a Five- Star Hotel

'Steffan was born perfectly healthy,' she says. 'He was a lovely normal baby. He was a very quiet baby as well, and slept for six hours a night. He was great.' But one night in...

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