Eight years for mother who injured baby

A TEENAGE mother who inflicted “horrific” injuries on her baby son, which left him severely disabled, has been locked up for eight years.

Thomas Searle was rushed to hospital with a fractured skull, bleeding to the brain and a broken collarbone in February.

He survived and is “languishing in hospital” in considerable pain, suffering from frequent severe spasms with a life-limiting condition, Preston Crown Court, in Lancashire, heard.

Kayleigh Searle, 19, of Blackpool, admitted being responsible for the injuries, but not before seeking to blame an ex-boyfriend and co-defendant Reece Bourne, 19, who turned a blind eye to her cruelty.

The left side of the baby’s brain was so swollen it was pushed across to the right.

A consultant paediatric radiologist concluded the impact would have involved “major force”, such as throwing him on to a Moses basket from a standing height.