A Hamilton High Court judge has jailed a Te Kūiti man for six years after he admitted killing his 10-month-old son with a violent blow to the abdomen that caused catastrophic internal injuries.
Mukzameel Ali pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two charges of assaulting his partner after initially denying responsibility for the child’s death in June 2024.
The court heard Ali became frustrated while attempting to feed the unwell infant before inflicting the fatal injury, which left the baby in severe pain and led to his death within a short period.
Justice Layne Harvey described the violence as extreme and said Ali was “fortunate to escape a conviction for murder”, while the child’s mother told the court she continued to live with overwhelming grief following the loss of her son.
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Should be life for that scum bag then deport him.Six years what a bloody joke who was the judge what a disgrace.