A father was jailed for seven years after being found guilty today of killing his eight-month-old daughter in a fit of temper while his wife ate dinner downstairs.
Scott Harman, 25, shook or flung Jessica Harman with force because she had probably been crying more loudly and for longer than normal, jurors heard.
A post-mortem examination later found prematurely-born Jessica had 15 rib injuries caused non-accidentally which did not contribute to her death.
Jurors at Lewes Crown Court convicted Harman of manslaughter and three counts of cruelty to a child following eight hours of deliberation.
Sentencing him, Judge Richard Brown told Harman, of Highfield Road, Horam, near Heathfield, that by pleading not guilty he had shown no hint of remorse for his actions.
Judge Brown told him: "The jury has, in my view, convicted you on the clearest evidence of unlawfully killing your baby daughter.
"Instead of giving her care, you viciously attacked her on several occasions using extreme force to fracture her ribs. On the final occasion, you shook her or possibly flung her on to the bed.
"All these actions were no doubt done by you in a moment of uncontrolled temper."
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