Life Sentence for Father Who Murdered Month-Old Son with 'Snapped Neck'

Michael Davis receives a life sentence with a minimum of 22 years for the brutal murder of his four-week-old son, Ollie, involving injuries likened to a high-energy car crash.

Michael Davis, 29, was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 22 years for the murder of his month-old son, Ollie, who suffered a 'snapped neck' and extensive fractures.
Ollie Davis was found lifeless in his crib in October 2017, with injuries including more than 20 broken ribs and fractures to his skull, collar bone, both arms, and the joints of all his limbs.
Kayleigh Driver, the baby's mother, was jailed for seven years after being found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a child and serious physical injury.
The judge stated that the murder involved a 'devastating' fatal spinal injury and other injuries usually seen after a 'high energy car crash', inflicted during four separate overnight episodes of violence.
The couple's prosecution was delayed by complex medical evidence and health issues suffered by Driver, who appeared for sentencing on a mobility scooter due to a chronic neurological condition.