A former Championship participant has been handed a 14-year jail sentence after attacking a two-year-old baby that later required in depth medical consideration.
Kiernan Hughes-Mason was discovered to have beforehand attacked the toddler in Westcliff-on-Sea four-years in the past throughout a horrific interval of abuse that was carried out over three months.
The helpless baby suffered accidents to her face, chest, again and legs that Hughes-Mason initially tried to assert occurred because of her falling over onto a playhouse.
Emergency medical therapy later required the teen to be positioned right into a coma lasting 14 days and now wants around-the-clock medical look after life-changing mind accidents.
The previous footballer beforehand got here via the youth ranks at Arsenal, Tottenham and Milwall earlier than occurring to make a handful of senior appearances for the Championship membership.
A former Championship participant has been handed a 14-year jail sentence after attacking a two-year-old baby
Hughes-Mason later made two appearances – one in League One and one other in League Two – for Milwall’s first-team earlier than occurring to signify the likes of Grimsby and Kettering amongst others.
The 32-year-old’s horrific assaults on his ex-partner’s daughter resulted in 17 totally different accidents that medics claimed confirmed accidents just like a ‘high-speed street visitors accident’ or ‘a fall from a considerable top of a number of storeys.’
He has now been jailed for inflicting grievous bodily hurt with intent and baby cruelty and can serve a sentence lasting 14-years behind bars.
Kiernan Hughes-Mason was discovered to have beforehand attacked the toddler in Westcliff-on-Sea four-years in the past
Basildon Crown Courtroom had been moreover advised that the injured lady can not stroll, sit or stand by herself and is consistently in ache.
Hughes-Mason was additionally beforehand an assistant reserve group coach at Hashtag United, with the membership now slamming his crimes as ‘frankly sickening’.
A membership spokesperson mentioned: ‘We are able to categorically say that the membership had no information in any way of those occasions till at the moment.
‘We’re advised that the crimes he has now been discovered responsible of occurred earlier than he joined us.
‘Some severe flaws have been uncovered in procedures as we would acquired affirmation from the related authorities that he was clear to teach as a part of commonplace background checks.’
