I nominate Philip Edward Clarke for father of the year....
Posted by Lisa Abrams on Monday, July 19, 2010
A truly caring father beats his child until the child is brain - damaged and then stays in the picture to view his handiwork... Are we truly this sick and perverted as a society?? We have truly become the "United States of Abuse".
A FATHER who brain damaged his "very vulnerable" baby son has avoided an immediate jail term so he can be a "father figure" to the boy.
In May, a District Court jury found Philip Edward Clarke, 29, of Ingle Farm, guilty of the criminal neglect of his 12-week-old son William in 2006.
In sentencing today, Judge Wayne Chivell said Clarke had lost his temper and either shaken his son, or thrown him onto a soft surface with a hard base like a couch.
"It is clear ... that it was your actions, whatever they were, that caused his injuries," Judge Chivell said.
"(The) trauma required to inflict the sort of injuries suffered by William in this case would not have been minor."
William suffered bleeding in the space between his brain and skull, extensive brain damage and was blinded in both eyes.
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"It may be that his right optic nerve was severed ... William has suffered a gross loss of vision in both eyes."
Judge Chivell said a doctor who examined William's eyes said she had "never seen anything as bad in her entire career".
He said Clarke was aware his actions could cause serious harm to the child.
William - born nine weeks premature - was just 12 weeks old when Clarke snapped.
"His development age was really only about three weeks ... he was very small and very vulnerable to injury."
But, Judge Chivell said he "does not consider the extent of his injuries as total incapacity".
He said William was now being cared for by Clarke's parents - and he visited his child as often as allowed.
"It is unfortunate his mother has not seen him for the last three years.
"It is clear that she has many issues to deal with including her unresolved gried for what has happened."
He suspended a three-year prison sentence and two-year non-parole period on condition of a $1000, two-year good-behaviour bond because he said it was more "constructive" for Clarke to be a father figure to his son in the absence of the boy's mother.
A FATHER who brain damaged his "very vulnerable" baby son has avoided an immediate jail term so he can be a "father figure" to the boy.
In May, a District Court jury found Philip Edward Clarke, 29, of Ingle Farm, guilty of the criminal neglect of his 12-week-old son William in 2006.
In sentencing today, Judge Wayne Chivell said Clarke had lost his temper and either shaken his son, or thrown him onto a soft surface with a hard base like a couch.
"It is clear ... that it was your actions, whatever they were, that caused his injuries," Judge Chivell said.
"(The) trauma required to inflict the sort of injuries suffered by William in this case would not have been minor."
William suffered bleeding in the space between his brain and skull, extensive brain damage and was blinded in both eyes.
RELATED COVERAGE
Avenging mother jailed for attack Adelaide Now, 11 Apr 2010
Three violent strikes - and finally jail Adelaide Now, 16 Oct 2009
Jongewaard wins sentence appeal The Australian, 21 Sep 2009
Jongewaard lodges sentence appeal Adelaide Now, 14 Sep 2009
Jongewaard jailed, cycling career in doubt Adelaide Now,11 Sep 2009
"It may be that his right optic nerve was severed ... William has suffered a gross loss of vision in both eyes."
Judge Chivell said a doctor who examined William's eyes said she had "never seen anything as bad in her entire career".
He said Clarke was aware his actions could cause serious harm to the child.
William - born nine weeks premature - was just 12 weeks old when Clarke snapped.
"His development age was really only about three weeks ... he was very small and very vulnerable to injury."
But, Judge Chivell said he "does not consider the extent of his injuries as total incapacity".
He said William was now being cared for by Clarke's parents - and he visited his child as often as allowed.
"It is unfortunate his mother has not seen him for the last three years.
"It is clear that she has many issues to deal with including her unresolved gried for what has happened."
He suspended a three-year prison sentence and two-year non-parole period on condition of a $1000, two-year good-behaviour bond because he said it was more "constructive" for Clarke to be a father figure to his son in the absence of the boy's mother.
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