A
mother has avoided jail despite pleading guilty to hitting her
eight-month-old daughter with a spoon, leaving her face bruised.
Lorien
Norman, 26, from South Australia, faced a maximum of 13 years behind
bars, but was given a 21-month suspended sentence with a two-year good
behavior bond and a $500 fine after the District Court judge said baby
Evie's injuries were "likely to resolve".
Lorien
called emergency services at 4 a.m. in October last year, threatening
to throw the baby off her apartment balcony, according to court
documents. When police arrived, they saw that Evie had purple bruises on
her face so they took both mother and daughter to the hospital.
Court
documents said the mother initially lied to police that Evie had fallen
off a play gym, but a doctor determined otherwise. Evie had injuries
consistent with physical assault and had "at least eight separate blows
to her face and body." The doctor said some of the injuries appeared to
be caused by the "black slotted spoon" seized from the kitchen at the
address.
In
spite of that, Lorien walked free. Judge Costello noted that she had a
"troubled adolescence" and had been in and out of an Adelaide clinic
with a bordeline personality disorder.
"You are clearly remorseful for your actions," the judge said.
The
baby's father Shane McMahon expressed outrage at the judge's decision
on social media, saying he has "no faith in the system."
"I’d be still in jail if I did this to a child," he wrote on Facebook.
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