Father Guilty of Murdering Four-Week-Old Baby Boy by Shaking Him
Jurors heard he had drunk up to nine pints before shaking Atticus, whose brain and spinal injuries proved fatal.
- On Wednesday, a jury at Bristol Crown Court convicted 39-year-old Tony Bartlett of murdering his four-week-old son, Atticus, following a four-week trial regarding the 2022 incident in Chard, Somerset.
- Bartlett consumed eight and a half pints of beer before returning home on July 16, 2022, when he inflicted injuries on the infant by shaking him, according to medical evidence presented at trial.
- Paediatric neurosurgeon Amedeo Calisto testified that Atticus suffered severe internal trauma, describing damage as "significant head trauma" with veins "stretched and broken," comparable to "high speed traffic accidents or falling from a multi storey building."
- As the verdict was delivered, Bartlett broke down in tears while family members wept in the gallery; the judge scheduled sentencing for July 24 at Bristol Crown Court.
- Senior Investigating Officer Det Supt Lorett Spierenburg stated the evidence proved Bartlett was "solely responsible" for the death, despite his claims of innocence throughout the trial where his defense suggested his former partner caused the injuries.
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Father guilty of murdering four-week-old baby son by shaking him in 'violent and cruel act'
A man has been convicted of murdering his four-week-old baby son by shaking him in a "violent and cruel act". Tony Bartlett, 39, previously denied murder and manslaughter of his son Atticus Bartlett, who died in hospital after collapsing at his family home in Chard, Somerset, on July 16 2022.A jury at Bristol Crown Court unanimously convicted Bartlett, formerly a postman, of murder yesterday afternoon and remanded him into custody to be sentence…
Dad convicted of murdering four-week-old son after ‘moment of pure violence’ fueled by eight-and-a-half pints of alcohol
In a disturbing incident, a father has been convicted of murdering his four-week-old son after inflicting fatal injuries on him. 39-year-old Tony Bartlett shook his son, Atticus, at the family home in Chard, and a trial at Bristol Crown Court described the attack as a moment of “pure violence.” The incident occurred on July 16,...
Dad Guilty of Murdering Four-Week-Old Son After Drinking 'Nine Pints' on Parents' First Night Out
A father who violently shook his four-week-old son after drinking up to nine pints of beer has been found guilty of murder. Tony Bartlett, 39, was convicted at Bristol Crown Court of killing baby Atticus at the family home in Chard, Somerset, in July 2022, just a month after the child was born. The jury heard that Atticus suffered 'catastrophic' injuries while alone with his father after the couple's first night out since the baby's birth. Bartl…
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