A man who hit a young boy in his care "extremely hard" has walked free from court.
Cory Taylor, 26, was left to look after his partner's child, aged five, at their home when he "struck" the tot, leaving him with bruises and small red spots of blood under his skin which stretched across his ears, shoulders, neck, scalp and face.
Prosecutor, Jessica Slaughter, told Teesside Crown Court that Taylor called his girlfriend at 4.30am to say that the child had "fallen out of bed" but that he had settled him back down, Teesside Live reports.
