Lowestoft man jailed for assault on child
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A man has been jailed for over two years for assault.
Shane Tilbrook, aged 27 and of Hawthorn Avenue in Lowestoft, was jailed at Ipswich Crown Court on Thursday 31 October to 26 months in jail. It follows a guilty plea at an earlier hearing for child cruelty contrary to S1(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933. The offence took place in October 2020.
The victim, was taken into hospital after bruising marks appeared on his body including his legs and feet. The victim sustained a rib fracture that was noticed when the child was taken into hospital for assessment to the bruising injuries. Tilbrook was charged at magistrates court in December 2022 and after his guilty plea he was jailed and also imposed with a 10 year restraining order preventing contact with the child.
DC Lauren Patterson from the Safeguarding Investigation Unit said: “As with all child abuse cases, this was a highly complex and sensitive investigation but through the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub which involves police, county council, education and health, among others to address issues of risk of harm, abuse and neglect we were able to secure this conviction against Tilbrook.”
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