Leith Allen Hutchison

Leith Allen Hutchison, 1, was rushed to Grey Base Hospital in Greymouth after he stopped breathing. He was in cardiac arrest but hospital staff managed to revive him and stabilise him for transfer to Starship Hospital. There, his condition deteriorated and he died two days later due to bleeding on the brain. In January 2016 a 30-year-old man was charged with murder. His name has been suppressed. The case remains before the courts. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/61-little-names-on-new-zealands-roll-...

A guilt-ridden dad who fatally shook his toddler says the jail time he's serving will never be long enough for killing "my own flesh and blood". Dane Blake, 32, admits he was ill-equipped to be a father and had a "serious brain explosion" when 15-month-old Leith Allen Hutchison would not stop crying one night at his Greymouth home. Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/95391564/a-fathers-life-sent...

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Leith Allan Hutchison 22/01/2014 -23/04/2015. Adored and treasured son of Kate and best little buddy of his big brother Isaac. Leith was a happy and healthy toddler enjoying life to the fullest. In January this year he would have turned 5 years old, but he was not there to blow out the candles on his cake. There was no proud Mum photo on Facebook of him in his first school uniform. One night his Father was unable to settle him and thought he was unwell. Leith wasn’t breathing and in cardiac arrest when medical professionals got to him, they managed to stabilise him. However Dr’s revealed a bleed to the brain. An investigation was launched into how such a horrific injury was sustained Little Leith spent two days on life support before it was removed and he left his Mummy to be with the Angels on the 23rd of April 2015 Leith's Father lied to Police, he had shaken the wee toddler so violently that he was fatally injured This is one of the worst injustices we have ever seen Dane Blake’s case was plea bargained down from Murder to Manslaughter. He was sentenced to only 5 years and 6 months, BUT served less than 2! Source: https://www.facebook.com/493065167550374/posts/today-we-remember-wi...

A guilt-ridden dad who fatally shook his toddler says the jail time he's serving will never be long enough for killing "my own flesh and blood". Dane Blake, 32, admits he was ill-equipped to be a father and had a "serious brain explosion" when 15-month-old Leith Allen Hutchison would not stop crying one night at his Greymouth home. Source: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/95391564/a-fathers-life-sent...