PHOTO: 19-Yr-Old Boy Sexually Abuses 10- month Old Baby With Cutlery

A teenage paedophile almost killed a 10-
month-old baby boy by abusing him with
cutlery.
The infant had to undergo emergency
surgery and was close to death after the
abuse by Paul Ward.
The 19-year-old, from Leeds, was jailed for
14 years after being convicted of three
counts of assault by penetration of a child
under 13 and one charge of wounding with
intent at Leeds Crown Court.
Judge Neil Clarke told Ward it was ‘perhaps
the most unpleasant’ case of abuse he had
come across.
The court was told that the child suffered a
ruptured bowel in the incident on January
26.
He was left bleeding heavily and fitting. The
baby had to be revived twice in hospital
and now has a colostomy bag.
Judge Clarke told Ward: ‘On two occasions
[the baby] nearly passed away. Doctors said
the injuries to his bowel were acutely
painful. It would have been obvious to you
that he would have been in distress and
severe pain and yet you continued to do it.
‘You did that not just intending serious
harm, but with a sexual motive. This is
perhaps the most unpleasant abuse of a
baby that I have ever come across.’
Ward denied three charges of assault but
was convicted by a jury.
He was sentenced to 14 years on
September 19 and will initially be sent to a
young offenders’ institution. The judge also
ordered an eight year extension to his
licence on release.
Detective Inspector Lawrence Bone, of
Leeds District Safeguarding Unit, said:
‘Ward was found guilty of appalling sexual
abuse against a baby that he had been
entrusted to care for.
‘He is clearly a callous and dangerous
individual who has scant regard for the
pain and suffering the child has endured.
The victim had to undergo emergency
surgery and the prognosis remains
uncertain.
‘This has been a particularly harrowing case
for everyone involved to deal and one
which required very sensitive and
professional handling. We hope Ward’s
imprisonment will help to provide some
degree of comfort to the child’s family.
Ward’s name will be on the sex offender
register for life.
Source: Dailymail