Pirimai Stanley Simmonds

Matthew Ono Leonard Iorangi is on trial for the murder of Pirimai Simmonds, aged 17 months. The toddler suffered a massive skull fracture and died in the Starship children's hospital in Auckland when his life support machine was switched off. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rugby-father-flung-child-across-room/...

20-year-old Matthew Ono Leonard Iorangi was cleared of the murder of Pirimai Simmonds at their isolated home at Waotu, 25km northwest of Tokoroa, on October 17 last year, but the jury convicted him of manslaughter and jailed him for 4 ½ years. Iorangi had lost his temper when the 17 month old child started grizzling as he watched televised rugby game. He struck the child heavily on the back, shook him severely and threw him across the room, where he landed on his head, said the judge. An autopsy showed that the child had suffered severe head and internal injuries. Source: 4theKids