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Scottish Sun
8 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Scots monster held new-born baby boy's head under water in bid to drown him
Dixon appeared for sentence at Livingston High Court after earlier pleading guilty to carrying out a catalogue of 'callous' attacks on the baby from birth to just six months old BRUTE CAGED Scots monster held new-born baby boy's head under water in bid to drown him Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A monster who held a new-born baby boy's head under water in a bid to drown him has been caged for more than six years after being branded a danger to the public. After the life-threatening attack, Jay Dixon, 23, woke the child's sleeping mother to tell her 'I tried to drown him but I stopped myself'. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Jay Dixon has been imprisoned after he attempted to drown a baby Credit: Vic Rodrick 2 M11KM8 Exterior view of the Livingston Civic Centre, and Livingston High Court, Livingston town centre, West Lothian Credit: Alamy Dixon appeared for sentence at Livingston High Court after earlier pleading guilty to carrying out a catalogue of 'callous' attacks on the baby from birth to just six months old. The court was told he 'frequently' carried out CPR-like compressions on the baby's chest with such force he was bouncing up and down on the mattress. In another assault, Dixon lifted the new-born by his neck and began shaking him after becoming frustrated with his crying. Experts said such assaults could have resulted in 'severe and potentially life-threatening injuries'. Dixon, from Dundee, also admitted carrying out courses of vile domestic abuse against two women – including the boy's mother – between 2021 and 2023. Passing sentencing, Judge Jane Farquharson told the accused: 'That you did not inflict serious injury or permanent damage is only as a result of your good luck and not by your design. 'That you continue to be unable to explain your actions and towards such a vulnerable child, highlights the dangers that you pose if released back into the community without intervention, and particularly as you have expressed the view that contraception is a woman's responsibility.' She highlighted significant aggravations including the age and stage of the baby's development, the repeated nature of Dixon's actions and the danger in which they had placed the child, who can't be identified for legal reasons. She also criticised his failure to do anything about his misconduct despite being aware of the injuries that he inflicted on the baby and the steps he had actively taken to hide his actions from others. Turning to his abusive behaviour during his first, two-month relationship, she said: 'At 19 years of age you were a year older than your then partner, and she was particularly vulnerable given this was her first intimate relationship. Glasgow City Council HACKED with fears customer data breached 'You were immature and jealous and controlling of her. The incident that marked the end of this relationship when you pushed her outside in her underwear was particularly humiliating. 'This offence – as laid out in her Victim Impact Statement – continues to have a profound effect on the complainer's life, both in terms of changing her habits and managing her relationships with family and friends.' She told Dixon the same pattern of abusive behaviour was 'repeated in chillingly familiar detail' across his next intimate relationship after he had turned 20 years of age. She said: 'There is a clear pattern of your coercive control. Aware of the effect of drink and drugs on your behaviour and the impact that it had on your last relationship, you did nothing to address it and continued to abuse substances. 'I note with concern the victim-blaming narrative and misogynistic views that you expressed to the social worker and that [attitude] needs to be addressed by you.' She said Dixon's offending against his second partner was more serious, given its prolonged nature over 12 months and his use of violence while she was pregnant. She reminded him that he had used weapons to threaten her and prevented her from leaving or calling for help, often while she was holding her baby in her arms. The judge said the level of abuse he'd inflicted on the young mum had left her isolated from friends and family and had had an ongoing and daily impact on every aspect of her life. She went on: 'This offending reflects your appalling behaviour towards your intimate partners within two successive relationships, and to a new-born boy before his age of just six weeks. 'In sentencing you today considerations of punishment, deterrence and public protection are all material in this case.' She said the Criminal Justice Social Work report had highlighted that without intervention, the first offender would continue to pose a significant risk of committing more crimes of a seriously harmful nature. Accordingly, she said a lengthier than normal period of licence following his release from custody was necessary to protect the public – in particular any future intimate partner or child – from the risk of serious harm that he was likely to continue to pose. She imposed an extended sentence of 75 months imprisonment, followed by an extension period of 48 months, during which time he will be subject to close monitoring and supervision. She backdated the prison term to run from the date of Dixon's initial remand in custody on December 21, 2023. In addition, she imposed non-harassment orders preventing him from contacting either or both of the woman, for 10 years in the case of his first partner and for an indefinite period in the case of the second.
BBC News
11 hours ago
- BBC News
Dundee man jailed for trying to drown baby in water bowl
A Dundee man who tried to drown a one month-old baby boy in a bowl of water has been jailed for six years and three Dixon, 23, admitted a series of attacks on the child, including throwing him so high in the air his head hit the also admitted two charges of domestic abuse against two will also be placed under supervision for four years following his release from prison. Judge Jane Farquharson also imposed non-harassment orders preventing Dixon from contacting either of the women for 10 years and indefinitely, judge told him: "That you did not inflict serious injury or permanent damage is only as a result of your good luck and not by your design."That you continue to be unable to explain your actions and towards such a vulnerable child, highlights the dangers that you pose if released back into the community without intervention."A court heard previously that a nurse noticed extensive bruising on the child, triggering an court heard that Dixon told the child's mother: "I tried to drown him but I stopped myself". 'Immature, jealous and controlling' Dixon frequently carried out CPR-like compressions on the baby's chest with such force he was bouncing up and down on the said such assaults could have resulted in "severe and potentially life-threatening injuries".In respect to his first domestic abuse victim, Judge Farquharson told Dixon that he was "immature and jealous and controlling of her".She told Dixon the same pattern of abusive behaviour was "repeated in chillingly familiar detail" across his next intimate judge said he had shown a "clear pattern" of coercive control. She added: "I note with concern the victim-blaming narrative and misogynistic views that you expressed to the social worker and that needs to be addressed by you."
Daily Record
12 hours ago
- Daily Record
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. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. 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."
Scottish Sun
06-05-2025
- Scottish Sun
Scots brute said he tried to drown newborn baby in bowl of nappy-changing water
Jay Dixon, now 23, assaulted the tot when it was just a few days old TOT TERROR Scots brute said he tried to drown newborn baby in bowl of nappy-changing water A MONSTER who said he tried to drown a newborn baby in a bowl of nappy-changing water faces a lengthy jail sentence. Jay Dixon, now 23, assaulted the tot when it was just a few days old and told the mum: "I put his head in the bowl of water and tried to drown him, but I stopped myself.' 2 Jay Dixon will be sentenced at the High Court in Livingston later this month. 2 Dixon was remanded at the High Court in Stirling today. Credit: Alamy He then threatened to kill the child and their mother. The court heard that in several other 'terrifying' incidents, Dixon tried to get the baby to stop crying by putting his hands on the infant's chest as the child lay on a bed, pushing down with force so the baby could not get his cries out. On another occasion when the child was crying and Dixon could not calm him, he stood up and picked the baby up with his hands round his neck. Prosecutor Brian Bell said: 'The baby was brought into the living room wearing a woolly hat. The nurse immediately thought that was strange.' When the hat was removed, she could see a 'fist-sized bruise' on his right temple. A paediatrician later found significant injuries had been inflicted on the tot. Dixon, unemployed, of Dundee, admitted assaulting the baby to the danger of life. He had originally been accused of attempted murder, but the Crown accepted his guilty plea to the lesser charge. He also admitted ill-treating the baby and exposing him to danger. The incidents took place at addresses in Dundee from shortly after the baby's birth in November 2023 to December 11th 2023 when the baby was taken into hospital. The child has not suffered any lasting ill-effects. Dixon further admitted a course of domestic abuse perpetrated towards a woman, then 18, at various locations in Dundee in 2021. While on bail for that offending, he carried out another year-long campaign of abuse towards the baby's mother - including attacking her while she was pregnant. Judge Jane Farquharson deferred sentence until May 30 at the High Court in Livingston.
The Courier
06-05-2025
- The Courier
Dundee man 'tried to drown baby but stopped myself', court hears
Chilling details have been read in court of the moments a Dundee man stepped back from drowning a baby. Jay Dixon held the tot's head under water before waking the child's sleeping mother to tell her he 'tried to drown him but I stopped myself'. Last week, Dixon – formerly of Turnberry Avenue – pled guilty carrying out a catalogue of attacks on the baby before it was a month old. He also admitted courses of vile domestic abuse against two women in Dundee. The admissions came on Friday, the day he was due to stand trial at the High Court in Stirling and the case was continued until this week for a narration of the facts to be prepared. The court was told the 23-year-old 'frequently' carried out CPR-like compressions on the baby's chest with such force he was bouncing up and down on the mattress. In another assault, Dixon lifted the new-born by his neck and began shaking him after becoming frustrated with his crying. Afterwards, Dixon threw the child onto a bed. Experts said such assaults could result in 'severe and potentially life-threatening injuries'. Jay Dixon. Image: Facebook Prosecutor Brian Bell told the court the first attack had been carried out on the child when he was just a few days old, at an address in Dundee. After the baby had been settled in a Moses basket, the mother also fell asleep but woke to hear the child 'screaming'. Mr Bell said: 'The accused was holding (the baby) underneath his arms, with his arms outstretched in front of him. '(The baby's) face and the top half of his baby grow were soaking. 'Talc was on the baby's face and some of his baby grow. '(The mother) asked what happened and the accused said 'I put (baby's) head in the bowl of water and tried to drown him but I stopped myself'.' The bowl of water had been left out by the mother from the last time she had changed the baby's nappy. Jay Dixon. Image: Facebook On one occasion, while carrying out CPR-like movements, Dixon told the mother: 'It's better doing this in front of you. 'If I'm on my own doing these things, I don't think I could stop myself.' The child was also left with injuries after Dixon propped him up on a washing basket on top of a table and by throwing him so high in the air, his head hit the roof. He later told the mother the child was not as fragile as had been made out. He prevented the woman from seeking medical advice until the child was seen by a visiting nurse several days later and bruises were noticed. The nurse arranged for the baby to be taken to hospital where 'significant bruising' was found. Dixon later admitted the baby had fallen from height. Jay Dixon. Image: Facebook Details of two Dixon's abusive relationships were also read out in court. He forced one woman to FaceTime him every time she went to the gym so he could check she was not there with another man and refused to let her be friends with men. He attacked a second woman as they stayed at the Travelodge in Perth until two male guests stepped in to protect her. She was left with a burst lip. The woman later got back together with Dixon but he would frequently tell her to kill herself or threatened to kill her when she decided to leave with her child. She told police: 'Jay did not take this very well. 'He left the room and returned with a broken piece of wood from the banister. He was swinging it.' Dixon ran downstairs to the kitchen. The woman said: 'I could hear him raking about the drawers. He then shouted up that he was looking for a knife to kill us.' The crimes were committed between 2021 and 2023. Sentence has been deferred for reports and Dixon was remanded. Dixon has been remanded pending sentence. Last week, Dixon admitted: Wilfully ill-treating and exposing to danger a child, no older than a month, in a manner likely to cause him unnecessary suffering or injury to health by: shouting at him; handling him roughly and failing to support his head; throwing him upwards so he struck his head on the ceiling to his injury; lifting him by his ankles and suspending him upside down; placing him on a washing basket on a table so he fell on the floor causing injury. He assaulted the baby and put his life in danger by: compressing his chest; lifting him by the neck, compressing it, causing his breathing to be restricted; shaking him; throwing him onto a bed; placing his head in water and putting talcum powder on his head and body. Dixon admitted domestically abusing one woman by: shouting and making derogatory remarks; controlling her appearance, whereabouts and with whom she had contact; phoning and messaging her; punching walls and forcing her outside in her underwear and throwing her iPad. Dixon admitted abusing a second woman by: shouting and making derogatory remarks and threatening to harm her; controlling her appearance and with whom she had contact and her use of her mobile phone, social media, emails and finances; damaging her mobile phones, compelling her to share a phone with him; threatening to harm a child and locking doors to prevent her leaving; punching and hitting with an axe the interior of a flat; brandishing a machete, baseball bat and other weapons; depriving her of medication, pushing, punching , biting and spitting on her. For more local court content visit our page or join us on Facebook.
