Father jailed for nine years and 11 months after baby died

Peter Sayle was sentenced to nine years and 11 months after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the death of his six-week-old son, Huxley. The judge said Sayle violently shook the baby after his frustration with crying boiled over.

A father has been sentenced after the death of his infant son, following a trial in Preston. Peter Sayle, 32, pleaded guilty to an alternative count of manslaughter during the trial. The court heard the judge concluded Sayle had violently shaken his six-week-old son while the baby cried. The incident occurred in June 2022 and the child later died in hospital. Key points: - Peter Sayle, 32, was sentenced to nine years and 11 months in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter. - The judge found that Sayle violently shook his six-week-old son, Huxley, as frustration with the baby's crying boiled over. - Medical reports and a post-mortem were cited in court and recorded the cause of death as a traumatic head injury. Summary: The sentence follows a trial at which the defendant changed his plea and the court concluded the baby's fatal injuries resulted from violent shaking. Undetermined at this time.