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Internet gaming addict Joseph McDonald killed infant son Lucas in ‘spontaneous act of rage’ court hears
A young sawmill worker played his Playstation in the hours after fatally shaking his seven-week-old son, before falling asleep in the loungeroom, a court has heard.
Key points:
- The court heard Jospeh McDonald is believed to have used “blunt force trauma” on his baby boy
- McDonald was gaming and then fell asleep as his baby’s condition deteriorated
- The child’s mother told the court of her anguish at losing her son
Joseph McDonald, 23, today faced Victoria’s Supreme Court for a pre-sentence hearing after pleading guilty to the child homicide of Lucas McDonald, who was just 53 days old.
Confronting new details were aired in court today about the events leading up to the baby’s death in October last year, including that McDonald was addicted to…
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