‘Worst injuries experts had ever seen’
Professor Stavros Stivaros from Royal Manchester Children Hospital, said there was catastrophic bleeding to Jensen-Lee’s brain as well as the spinal cord even though there were no outward signs of any injuries.
He said the shaking would have been so violent that anybody witnessing a baby being shaken like that from across a street would have immediately crossed the road to stop it happening.
The doctor also said Jensen-Lee would have been rendered unconscious almost immediately by the severity of the shaking, and it could not be as a result of rough play or an attempt at resuscitation.
The baby was taken to University Hospital Wales in Cardiff and suffered a cardiac arrest but died on 31 March 2024 in his mother’s arms after life-support in hospital was removed.
Jordan Dougal told the court: “He would just be stuck to a machine for the rest of his life,” adding, “I didn’t want to remember him like that when he was such a happy baby.”
Morgan, from Gorseinon, showed no emotion from the dock as the verdict was read out. There were cries from the public gallery from Jensen-Lee’s family as the jury gave their unanimous verdict.
Judge Justice Stacey thanked the jury during an “awful trial” describing it as “the saddest of all cases”.
She also thanked barristers and the police for their work, as well as Jensen-Lee’s family who have sat through the trial.
Morgan was also found guilty of one count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, but found not guilty on two counts of the same charge.
He will be sentenced on 25 February.
