March 2016: Hyland will be released this month
July 2015
Father jailed for attacking 4-week-old girl
A father has been jailed after he viciously attacked his 4-week-old baby daughter leaving her with a fractured skull.
20-year-old Andrew Kevin Hyland from Birkenhead appeared at Liverpool Crown Court where he pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm on the child.
However the court heard that Hyland had denied any wrongdoing for six months after the incident.
Because of his denials, the child was removed from the mothers care and placed into temporary foster care until February 2015.
The baby spent 10 days in hospital where she had a full skeletal Xray, CT scan and head X-ray which revealed the fractured skull.
Hyland was sentenced to a total of two years in prison
The baby has now made a full recovery
