Fife man jailed nearly six years for child assault

FIFE MAN JAILED NEARLY SIX YEARS FOR CHILD ASSAULT

Fife man Christopher Kirk has been jailed for nearly six years for assaulting two tiny children.

The 31-year-old from Kirkcaldy was originally charged with attempted murder after shaking a squeezing a bay girl, causing two skull fractures.

He also battered a young boy and was accused of assaulting him to the danger of his life.

He pled guilty to lesser charges of assault – the girl, to the danger of her life – at the High Court in Edinburgh.

Judge Lord Richardson told him: “At the time when you assaulted each of these children they were less than a year old.

“They were completely defenceless.” Christopher Kirk was jailed at the High Court in Edinburgh.