Man given jail sentence after assaulting young child in Wakefield
Sean Deering pleaded guilty to one count of assault from June of 2020
A man has been sentenced to prison after assaulting a young child in Wakefield from June of 2020.
Sean Deering, aged 37, had reportedly inflicted several injuries on the child after being woken in the early hours of the morning.
In the attack, Deering repeatedly stamped on the child's face in what West Yorkshire Police called a "vicious, unprovoked attack on a defenceless child".
Following the attack, the child's injuries were discovered by the child's mother, prompting Deering to flee the scene.
He was, however, apprehended by West Yorkshire Police and arrested shortly afterwards.
Appearing before Leeds Crown Court on Friday (January 17th), Deering pleaded guilty to one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm relating to an assault.
He was sentenced to three years and 11 months imprisonment in total, which included sentencing for this offence and four months imprisonment due to him being on a suspended sentence for an unrelated offence.
Speaking on the case, Sally Hayward from West Yorkshire Police, said: "Deering has shown the risk that he poses to children.
"This has been a complex investigation, involving a very young victim, but the lengthy enquiries we have made have ensured that Deering has been made to face justice for his actions.
"I hope the victim’s family take some comfort from the sentence imposed by the court."