Alleged baby shaker facing court (ABC News)
A father accused of shaking his three-month-old baby to the point where he was blinded and suffered brain damage has gone on trial in the District Court in Adelaide.
Prosecutors told the jury that baby William suffered severe damage to his brain and eyes while he was at home with his parents, in August 2006.The infant's father, Philip Edward Clarke, 28, of Ingle Farm, has pleaded not guilty to aggravated recklessly causing serious harm and criminal neglect.
The court heard, when interviewed, Clarke had said William was smiling when he woke up for a feed at 7:00am and went floppy while he was feeding him.
He later admitted getting frustrated at times with the baby.
The prosecutor said medical evidence would show the injuries must have been caused either by throwing the baby onto a soft surface or by shaking him violently.
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