A heavy cannabis user who murdered his seven-month old son after he couldn’t “control his anger” has been jailed for life. Kane Kennedy, 20, from Heysham, was found guilty of killing his son Oskar Jobey-Kennedy by smothering him at his flat in Morecambe in October.<\/p>\n
During a trial at Preston Crown Court, the jury heard how Kennedy had grabbed and twisted the testicles of his son, as well as forcing his fingers inside his mouth in a bid to silence the child, before completely smothering him with his hand.<\/p>\n
Paramedics arrived at the flat to find Oskar unresponsive. The seven-month-old baby was taken to the Royal Lancaster Infirmary but was pronounced dead shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n
A post-mortem also revealed Oskar had a “catalogue of other non-accidental injuries” including those to his genitals and inside his mouth, consistent with fingers being pushed forcibly inside.<\/p>\n
Oskar’s mother, Tia Jobey, had previously spoken about how she feared Kennedy would hurt their child as he would suffer from fits of rage as a result of his cannabis use.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post, Jobey said: “You can’t control your anger because of the weed I just want you to be a f*****g normal person. If you’re not willing to be the man for me and for Oskar then I’m done.”<\/p>\n
Another read: “I’m trying to make sure Oskar is happy and safe and while you are addicted to weed and violent and abusive he’s not safe at all. You throw him around like a toy, suffocate him, stick your finger down his f*****g throat! And he’s always in the middle of our arguments and fights. If you aren’t going to protect your son and be a f****** dad then I’m leaving.”<\/p>\n
After being found guilty of murdering his son, Kennedy has been sentenced to life with a minimum 18 years in jail.<\/p>\n
Detective Chief Inspector Jon Holmes, of Lancashire Constabulary’s Force Major Investigation Team, said: “Kane Kennedy has repeatedly changed his account of what happened on that fateful night and has tried to blame other family members to try to save himself.<\/p>\n
“The person who should never be forgotten in this is Baby Oskar. He should have been able to look to Kane Kennedy for the protection and love of a parent. Instead this defenceless child found himself subjected to horrendous abuse and the injuries which sadly caused his death.<\/p>\n
“My thoughts remain with the wider family of baby Oskar who have been through so much over the last year. I hope that this sentence can offer them some comfort as they try to move on with their lives.”<\/p>\n
Jobey, 19, of Balmoral Road in Morecambe, had previously admitted causing or allowing the death of a child. She was earlier sentenced to 30 months in prison.<\/p>\n
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