By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 10:29 EST, 11 September 2012 | UPDATED: 11:35 EST, 11 September 2012 Attack: Logan Pickering, aged 12 weeks, just after being admitted to hospital with head injuries caused by his father Steven An angry mother has hit out after her baby’s father was allowed to walk free from court despite fracturing their son’s skull when he was just 11 weeks old. There were angry scenes in court as Steven Pickering, 32, escaped a jail term for launching an attack on tiny Logan that 'could have killed him'. Now, Logan’s mum Sinead Nield, 22, has told how Pickering robbed her of a year of her baby’s life as he was taken into care as police investigated who was responsible for Logan’s injuries because Pickering would not admit what he had done.
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Steven Pickering admitted assaulting his child Logan but got a suspended sentence because of his 'low intelligence'
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He had 'gripped, shaken, and thrown' the baby, fracturing his skull
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Logan's mum Sinead was separated from her boy for a year as police investigated because Pickering wouldn't confess he did it
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