The mother of a baby who suffered "catastrophic" injuries after the infant's father violently shook her has told a court she could barely recognise her 11-week-old immediately after the attack.The victim's mother thought her baby could dieWARNING: This story contains graphic content that readers may find distressing.
In a South Australian District Court sentencing hearing, the prosecution read a victim impact statement written by the baby's mother, Adeline Wilson."She was so tiny, but she looked like a balloon, her whole body was swollen," she said."I was inconsolable, it was the most confronting, traumatic thing to watch your child go through as a mother.
Ms Wilson said around the same time the Department for Child Protection questioned her about the incident, and she became "quite upset, angry and emotional"."I felt cornered and ashamed, pressured to start pointing fingers when I already blamed myself.""Still recovering and trying to heal from this traumatic experience, almost losing my daughter, trying to hold my life together for my family.
Justice Chapman she had "seen his temper" which he had showed "loudly in court", and that the lack of further explanation for the injuries did not leave her "much to work with". "I've got a young man who's lost control to such an extent that he's violently shaking his own daughter and caused her catastrophic injuries," she said.Morgan's defence lawyer Adam Richards said he had a happy childhood and did not have alcohol or drug issues at the time the incident occurred.Richards said Morgan had also been attacked in prison by "two men who went into his cell and bashed him for a period of time".