Father who killed baby son jailed for 10 years

A father who killed his three-month-old son by shaking him and submerging him in water has been jailed for 10 years.

Alistair Walker, 28, blamed paramedics for the fatal injuries he inflicted on his son, Ah’Kiell Walker, in Gloucester in July 2016.

He still maintains his innocence despite being convicted of manslaughter following a five-week trial at Bristol Crown Court.

In the weeks before Ah’Kiell died, Walker inflicted four broken ribs and a fractured shoulder on him, leaving the baby “screaming in pain for some minutes”.

His internet searches for that period included: “Can I squeeze my baby”, “baby broken ribs” and “can babies feel pain?”. Ah’Kiell’s mother, Hannah Henry, 22, was jailed for four years for causing or allowing her son’s death.

Judge Sir John Royce said Ah’Kiell suffered “catastrophic injuries” while in Walker’s care on the morning of July 30.

“You have decided you will not reveal what you did,” the judge told Walker.

“You thought if you denied everything you would get away with it but the jury was not to be fooled by you.”

The judge said Walker had lied to paramedics and “led them up the garden path” about what had happened to Ah’Kiell as they worked to save his life.

He added that Henry, described as being obsessed with Walker, would also still not disclose what had happened to her son.

Emergency services attended after Henry called 999, reporting that Ah’Kiell was not breathing and had blood coming from his nose.

Ah’Kiell was naked, cold and so wet that paramedics had to tip water out of his mouth and dry him with a towel before using a defibrillator.

Medics were unable to record his temperature as it was so low and the baby was taking just four breaths per minute.