JAILED BABY SHAKER FROM LOCKWOOD GIVEN EXTRA 28 DAYS CUSTODY
CRUEL baby shaker Paul Sykes had 28 days added to his four year jail sentence for theft crimes.The 40-year-old, jailed last month for the baby attack, appeared by video link from Armley prison at Huddersfield Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
Sykes pleaded guilty to three counts of theft from Huddersfield shops.
Mrs Hughes said: “Staff found the security tag on the floor and checked the CCTV which showed the defendant.” In another theft on February 26, Sykes was caught on CCTV in House of Fraser stealing a £64.99 jacket.
Mrs Hughes said: “He was seen taking off his own jacket, putting on the Superdry coat, and then putting his own coat back on over the top.” When later questioned by police he told them he had stolen the jacket to sell for alcohol because he had a drink problem.
On December 10 last year Sykes and an accomplice also stole £254.44 worth of toys, cosmetics and fragrances from Boots.
Mrs Hughes said it was ‘quite a high value of goods’ stolen and that Sykes has made a full admission when questioned by police.
Last week Sykes was sentenced at Bradford Crown court for shaking his 15-week-old son so violently he was left blind.
He was also banned from ever working with children after hurting little Charlie Senior.
It was his second conviction for injuring a child.
In 1992 he was given a nine-month suspended sentence for breaking a two-month-old girl’s leg and bruising her face and body.
"He’s going to be in Armley prison for some time to come and it looks like he will serve the whole period." - Chairman of the magistrates, David Lewis.
"Because of the fact that you’re a serving prisoner, we’re going to sentence you to 28 days custody for each to run concurrent to your existing order." Sykes was sentenced to an additional 28 days in custody, to run concurrently with his existing sentence.
He has a history of child abuse, including shaking his 15-week-old son Charlie on May 18, 2007, causing brain damage and a bleeding eye, with the baby likely to need lifelong care.
The article mentions Sykes's prior conviction in 1992 for injuring a child, with a nine-month suspended sentence for breaking a girl’s leg and bruising her face and body.
