A "monster" who shook a tiny baby took to social media to rant about how he endured the "hardest months of his life" in a sick post.
Ex-soldier Declan Walton, 31, horrifically left a 10-week-old baby so critically ill that it is now unable to breathe on its own, after shaking him at a property in June 2020.
The youngster, who cannot be named, now suffers from a brain injury.
Originally, the 31-year-old was charged with attempted murder last week. But he pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of assault to severe injury, permanent impairment and to the danger of life by shaking the tot.
Now, the vile Scot is facing a significant jail term when he returns for sentencing at the High Court of Inverness in January, reports the Daily Record.
Despite this, the ex- soldier wrote a shocking post on Facebook, in which he moaned about his own 'ordeal' while waiting for his day in court.
In the sick post, he wrote: “It’s been 4 months since seeing or hearing anything about (the baby). This has been the hardest 4 months of my entire life but it won’t be much longer.”
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Daily Record)The post on the social media site has since been deleted.
Following the horror incident in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland, the child's mother has branded the former soldier a "monster", after learning that her little one will likely never live an independent life as a result of the incident.
Speaking out about this, she said: “He won’t be able to eat again. He will have to get a tube put into his stomach to feed him because the tube going down his nose is not practical for a long time.
“They also said he will not be able to walk either. I would like to thank the horrible monster that done this to him.
“Well this man is still trying to tell people this was a medical reason which it was not. I’ve been shown all his scans and all the tests that they have done on him to find out if it was but what they can see wasn’t medical.
“This was done to him by this monster. I hope everyone names and shames this monster to get him to tell the truth and to put an end to all this.”
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Daily Record)On November 29, the High Court in Edinburgh was told that the boy was “a happy baby” for the first 10 weeks of his life.
A health visitor reported that they had no concerns during an earlier visit.
And a further expert opinion was sought from a consultant neuroradiologist, who specialises in diagnosing and characterising abnormalities of the central and peripheral nervous system, spine, and head and neck.
They went on to conclude that the findings can all be explained by an episode of non-accidental head trauma.
Despite this, Walton denied ever shaking the child in a fit of anger when he spoke to police.
The prosecutor said the child now has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy and remains in hospital, and all areas of motor function are limited, he is fed through a tube and requires two to one care.
The consultant in charge of his care added that although brain injuries are very unpredictable, she considers it highly unlikely he will ever be able to live independently.
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PA)Defence counsel Gareth Jones KC said that Walton "well understands the gravity of the situation he is in".
He asked for bail to be continued and pointed out that Walton has been on bail for almost two-and-a-half years and would welcome the opportunity "to get his affairs in order".
The judge, Lord Weir, said that he required a background report on Walton ahead of sentencing as he has never previously received a custodial sentence.
He said: "The offence to which you have plead guilty is clearly of the first order of seriousness."
The case was continued to the High Court in Inverness on January 9.
The judge agreed to continue bail for Walton.
