A girl who violently shook her accomplice’s 18-month-old son to loss of life is jailed.
Shannon Driver from Bexhill in East Sussex was sentenced to 17 years immediately at Lewes Crown Court docket, 12 years for the manslaughter of the toddler with one other 5 to be spent on prolonged licence.
The 27-year-old violently shook the infant, who died in hospital on September 24, 2020, after six days on life assist.
Jaxon additionally suffered horrific accidents according to being gripped tightly across the chest whereas being shaken, swung and being thrown or slammed down on a tough floor.
Shannon Driver, 27, of North Street in Bexhill, was sentenced to 17 years immediately at Lewes Crown Court docket
The 27-year-old violently shook the infant Jaxon, who tragically died after six days on life assist
Father Kieran Irvin revealed his heartache in a sufferer influence assertion immediately as he paid tribute to his ‘harmless’ son who gave him ‘a lot pleasure’.
Driver had tried to say that the 18-month-old had slipped and hit his head within the bathe.
She was taking care of him whereas his dad, Kieran Irvin, was at work regardless of solely being allowed supervised visits along with her personal son.
Driver was in a relationship with Jaxon’s dad and was dwelling with him and his household in Bexhill. She was not Jaxon’s mom.
Lewes Crown Court docket in Hove heard a household court docket ruling meant Driver was solely allowed supervised contact along with her personal son and was not allowed to be left alone with different youngsters.
On the afternoon of September 18, 2020, emergency providers had been known as to Bexhill to a report of a severely injured baby.
Driver claimed Jaxon slipped and his head within the bathe when she turned her again to seize a towel. When paramedics arrived they seen the kid was dry and carrying a clear nappy.
Publish mortem exams discovered Jaxon suffered vital non-accidental accidents suggesting inflicted trauma.
Jaxon’s mum, Chloe Syrett, described him as a cheerful, wholesome, regular child, telling the court docket that she had insisted Driver by no means be left alone along with her son.
She mentioned: ‘I knew she had a toddler that did not stay along with her. I put it right down to psychological well being as a result of I knew she had psychological well being issues.
‘I used to be involved as a result of she had misplaced her personal baby. I mentioned I wished her to know her place and never act like she was his mum.’
Following her conviction, Jaxon’s household issued the next assertion: ‘The tragic lack of Jaxon has modified our lives ceaselessly. We are going to by no means see Jaxon’s cheeky smile once more, nor hear his infectious snigger and can miss each milestone Jaxon needed to attain. Jaxon had his entire life forward of him. We as a household maintain and cherish each reminiscence we have now of Jaxon.
‘We wish to thank everybody who has been concerned with this investigation, and in getting a conviction and a few sort of justice for our child. The assist we have been given in such devastating circumstances has been so appreciated.’
Investigator Dick Hemmings mentioned: ‘No jail sentence could make up for the unimaginable loss felt by Jaxon’s household, and our ideas stay with them as they’ve carried out all through this investigation.
‘I wish to thank them as soon as once more for the resilience they’ve proven in supporting this investigation, which was delayed a number of occasions throughout the court docket course of.
‘Shannon Driver has now confronted justice for her crime. I hope this decision permits Jaxon’s household the time, area and privateness to return to phrases with their tragic loss.’
