A dad whose kiss led to the heartbreaking death of his baby son spiralled into a self-destructive life of drink and drugs, culminating in a terrifying attack on his former partner.
Carl Maclaren blamed himself after he unwittingly passed on the cold sore virus, herpes simplex, to his premature infant who died of multiple organ failure aged just two months in 2012.
A court heard today that he had trouble coming to terms with the death of Kaiden, whose life support system was switched off after he struggled for life in hospital for six weeks.
