{"id":366268,"date":"2026-01-12T14:46:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/366268\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T14:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T14:46:08","slug":"rhys-jamieson-sentenced-to-35-years-for-trying-to-kill-baby-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/366268\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhys Jamieson sentenced to 35 years for trying to kill baby daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Warning: This article contains details that some may find distressing, including details of severe injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">A dad who &#8220;snapped&#8221; and tried to kill his baby daughter has been jailed for 35 years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Rhydian Lynne Rhys Jamieson, 28, threw her at a TV, causing &#8220;catastrophic injuries&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jamieson then left the little girl alone under a duvet at the property in Y Ferwig, Ceredigion, and sent a series of texts, including to the baby&#8217;s mother, saying: &#8220;I&#8217;m sorry for what I&#8217;ve done.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Another said: &#8220;I&#8217;m scared. I think I&#8217;ve killed someone,&#8221; and, &#8220;I&#8217;m going to be on the news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jamieson, 28, who had <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c5y2322xe3wo\" class=\"sc-f9178328-0 iCaRzc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">previously admitted the offence<\/a> on 15 January 2025, left his daughter with a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, extensive cuts and bruising.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">On Monday, Swansea Crown Court heard Jamieson, known as Rhys, &#8220;snapped&#8221; before attacking his daughter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">She will need lifelong care and support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">In a victim impact statement, the baby&#8217;s mother, who also cannot be named for legal reasons, said: &#8220;You&#8217;re nothing but a spiteful, disgusting person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The impact on my child will last for the rest of my life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;I&#8217;ll never understand what you were thinking. It doesn&#8217;t matter how long you&#8217;ll get because it will never be enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Despite making an application to vacate his plea last year, permission was refused by Judge Paul Thomas KC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">He called Jamieson, who did not attend court for sentencing, &#8220;a coward&#8221; who was &#8220;consumed by self-pity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;You threw the baby with great force at the television. It was a fit of uncontrolled temper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;You did not even bother to check whether the baby was alive. It was an act of the most horrendous callousness and self-interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">&#8220;The child has irreversible brain damage. You have no remorse, no regret, for what you did.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Jamieson would have to serve two thirds of the sentence before being eligible to be released.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Warning: This article contains details that some may find distressing, including details of severe injuries. 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