Teenager cleared of killing his baby son

A teenager has been found not proven of killing his son.

Jack Butterworth, 18, was accused of causing the death of baby Lucas by attacking his partner, Katie Strawhorn, while she was pregnant.

The alleged attack occurred in the early hours of 3 November in Kilmarnock.

Ms Strawhorn, 20, was said to have suffered a placental abruption, resulting in the child being born by emergency caesarean section.

The baby died five days later. It led to Butterworth being accused of his son’s culpable homicide following a police inquiry.

Butterworth, from Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire denied the assault on Ms Strawhorn, insisting she had fallen in the street.

The charge was found not proven following a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.