Dad Sentenced To Jail For Breaking 4-Month-Old Daughter’s Limbs

A Dad in Connecticut has been sentenced to eight years in jail and ordered to take anger management classes as well as have a complete mental evaluation for breaking the limbs of his 4-month-old daughter.

Reuters reports:

Judge Maria Kahn during a hearing in Superior Court in Bridgeport told dad Morice Wilkerson, 26,”You are either evil and a monster or very, very ill”.

Wilkerson broke down in tears as he was removed from the courtroom, and relatives also wailed and sobbed.

Wilkerson was convicted last month of third degree assault and risk of injury to a minor, after bringing the infant to a hospital in 2012 with all four limbs and two ribs broken.

He and his wife, Stephanie Kearney, had attempted to explain their daughter’s multiple injuries by saying they were the results of various accidents, like rolling over while asleep, and genetic fragility.

Before he was sentenced, Wilkerson pleaded with the judge for leniency, saying “I love my family and I would never do anything to hurt them.”

Senior Assistant State’s Attorney Margaret Kelley urged a significant sentence, arguing the girl’s injuries could cause a crooked leg and stunted growth.

“This is one of the most troubling cases the state has ever prosecuted because of the severity of the injuries to such a young child,” Kelley told the judge.

The judge sentenced Wilkerson to 10 years, with two years suspended.