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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Matthew Cooper

Father who shook infant son to death days after assault at KFC restaurant jailed for manslaughter

Gareth Stark has been jailed for manslaughter - (Staffordshire Police)

A father who fatally shook his three-month-old son, days after he was captured on CCTV striking the back of the infant’s head at a KFC restaurant, has been sentenced to nine years in prison.

Gareth Stark had assured his partner he would never cause harm to anyone before being left alone with Leon Stark, who tragically died in hospital a week after sustaining a severe "constellation" of injuries, including brain damage consistent with abusive head trauma.

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