Friday 30 October 2026Compiled from published reports. Every claim links to its source.

Ireland Crime

Every case followed from the first report to the sentence, or to where the reporting stopped.

Case No. 14234Murder

Man sentenced to 20 years for murder of infant son by shaking

A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail for murder after shaking his infant son, who suffered brain injuries. The incident date and location are not given in the sources, and the suspect's name, age and nationality are also not stated. The sentence was reported by extra.ie on 14 March 2025, which is the only development in the sources.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Verdictnot reported
  6. Sentenced14 Mar
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Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
The man shook his infant son, and the child suffered brain injuries.
Other details
  • The victim was the man's infant son, and no name or age is given.
  • The suspect is a man, and no name, age or nationality is given.
Cause
The brain injuries were caused by the man shaking the child.
Weapon
No weapon is mentioned in the sources.
Where
The location of the incident is not given in the sources.
When
  • The date of the incident is not given in the sources.
  • The sentence was reported by extra.ie on 14 March 2025.
Charges
The sentence was for murder, and the sources give no further detail on the charge.
In court
The court that imposed the sentence is not named in the sources.
Sentence
The man was sentenced to 20 years in jail.
Investigation
No details of the investigation or arrest are given in the sources.
2 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatThe man shook his infant son so violently that the child suffered brain injuries. (extra.ie)
  • sentenceThe man was sentenced to 20 years in jail. (extra.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 14 Mar2025
    Sentencedextra.ie, first report
    Man who shook infant son so violently he suffered brain injuries gets 20 years in jail for murder

    Only the headline is present; the article body is a page template fragment with no further details. The headline reports a sentence of 20 years for murder. The location and date are not given.

    convicted, malevictim, infant, male