A mechanic who beat his lover's newborn baby to death may have been jealous because she wouldn't have a baby with him, a judge said. Michael Pearce, 33, has been jailed for nine years for the manslaughter of six-week-old Alfie Sullock after hitting him with a shoe and a plastic bottle. He had offered to look after the newborn so his girlfriend could have her first night out after giving birth. But in a 'momentary loss of control' he lashed out at the child, who died four days later suffering from bleeding on the brain. Michael Pearce (left) who has been found guilty at Newport Crown Court of killing six-week-old Alfie Rhys Sullock (right) but he was cleared of murder
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Michael Pearce, from Caerphilly, bludgeoned Alfie Rhys Sullock to death
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He had been babysitting for Alfie's mother, his girlfriend Donna Sullock
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She was on her first night out six weeks after giving birth to Alfie
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Half an hour into her night, Ms Sullock asked if her son was  okay
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Mechanic Pearce sent a text back in reply saying: 'You can trust me'
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At 9.11pm an ambulance was called. The child died later in hospital
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It was the first time divorcee Pearce had been left alone with Alfie
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Pearce, 33, convicted of manslaughter, cleared of murder, jailed for 9 years
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Ms Sullock, from Cardiff, broke down in tears after the jury's verdict
Former holiday rep Ms Sullock, who lived in @placeholder, had met Pearce while six months pregnant and had started to spend most weekends at her boyfriend’s house.