Craig Rowland, of Millington Park, had denied killing Lewis Oliver Rowland, who died aged three years old in October 2018. Advertisement Advertisement After a jury at Belfast Crown Court delivered their guilty verdict on Wednesday, Mr Justice O'Hara told Rowland he must pass a sentence of life imprisonment on him. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
A tariff will be decided at a hearing in December. Over the course of the trial, jurors heard how 13-week old Lewis was seriously ill when admitted to Craigavon Area Hospital in November 2015 with brain injuries which resulted in a permanent and severe disability. The little boy died three years later from complications arising from surgery.
Advertisement Advertisement It was the Crown’s case that the ‘non-accidental’ brain injuries suffered by Lewis in 2015 played a significant role in his death. Both Craig Rowland and the child's mother, Laura Graham, aged 31, had previously pleaded guilty to wilfully neglecting their son. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to NorthernIrelandWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you.
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