Thug who tried to drown baby in bowl of water jailed after campaign of violence
Jay Dixon threw the four-week-old so high he hit his head on the ceiling, and pushed him hard on the chest when he was trying to get the baby to stop crying.
A Scots thug who abused a newborn baby, the tot's mum and another young woman has been jailed for his crimes. Jay Dixon carried out a series of cruel acts on a four-week-old boy.
He tried to drown the baby in a bowl of water, threw him so high he hit his head on the ceiling, and pushed him hard on the chest when he was trying to get him to stop crying.
The 22-year-old also controlled and degraded the youngster's mum. His crimes came to light after a nurse noticed extensive bruising on the infant.
The medical professional's discovery triggered an investigation into Dixon, of Dundee, which uncovered he had subjected them to a campaign of violence.
The High Court in Stirling heard he subjected the child's mother to violent and coercive behaviour, threatening to kill both her and her son. He also admitted assaulting, controlling and abusing another woman during the course of a short relationship.
Having pled guilty to a total of four charges at a hearing earlier this month, Dixon returned appeared at the High Court in Livingston today to be sentenced for the offences.
He was given an extended sentence of 10 years and three months, which will see him serving a sentence of six years and three months in prison.
The sentence was backdated to December 2023. Non-harassment orders, banning Dixon from contacting or attempting to contact the victims, were also granted. One will run for 10 years, while the other will run for an indefinite period.
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Moira Orr, who leads on major crime for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS), said society was safer through Dixon's incarceration.
She said: " Jay Dixon's behaviour shocks every one of us. He is a danger to women and children. A defenceless baby suffered terribly at his hands.
"Two women endured violence and coercion which has damaged their lives. I commend the victims in this case for the courage it took to come forward and report his crimes.
"They have allowed COPFS prosecutors to ensure Dixon faced justice. To other victims of abuse or violence, or anyone who has witnessed such crime, please report it. We all deserve to live in safety."
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