A monster who Googled ‘if baby hits its head does it sleep a lot’ after carrying out a violent attack on an eight-week-old girl has been jailed for 21 years today. The child was left disabled and looking like a car crash victim after she bore the brunt of Tom Kember’s ‘explosive rage’ at a property in Taunton, Somerset, in January 2020.
The 27-year-old was found to have caused grievous bodily harm with intent to the defenceless baby, resulting in head injuries that have led to profound disabilities, Bristol Crown Court heard. The jury was told that on 12 January 2020, Kember had searched online for ‘what happend aif u (sic) hit a baby’s face’ and ‘can a baby be sick if it gets hit’.
Sentencing Kember, Judge Lambert said there was believed to be an 80-minute period between Kember inflicting the injuries and contacting 111.
He told Kember his actions in not seeking medical attention during that time were ‘wicked and spineless’, with medical evidence stating that any delay could have increased the harm to the baby. ‘You betrayed the helpless injured baby by shielding the wicked monster who had so grievously injured them,’ the judge said.
