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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Sarah Marshall & Douglas Whitbread & Ryan Merrifield

Shameless dad lost temper before murdering baby and then claimed he tried to SAVE him

A dad has been found guilty of murdering his nine-week-old baby after the tiny tot tragically died from a severe brain injury.

Leon Mathias, 34, was told to expect an "inevitable" jail sentence for killing his boy Hunter, which prosecutors said happened when he became angry with his crying.

During a four-month trial, Mathias denied murdering his son, telling jurors he had tried to save Hunter's life after he had suddenly stopped breathing during a bath.

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