A man who caused the death of a 10-month-old child by dropping him in a cot and shaking him five times in 2023 has been jailed for six years — and will be due for parole by the end of next year.

Speaking to The Mercury a week after a verdict was handed down for the death of her 10-month-old son Khaylan Shayne Butler, ...

Khaylan Butler died in December 2023 after Daniel Ridgers, who is currently serving a six-year prison sentence for ...

The grieving mother of a 10-month-old boy who died after being shaken in his cot has called for greater legal protections for ...

At the time of his death, Ridgers had been dating Khaylan’s mother, Maddison Butler. A report by forensic psychologist Jennifer Wright said that Ridgers had ADHD, which manifested in symptoms ...

Baby Khaylan Shayne Butler. Picture: Facebook. Saying her family were devastated and “defeated” by the sentence, Ms Butler recalled being shattered when the murder charge Ridgers was ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. Speaking to The Mercury a week after a verdict was handed down for the death of her 10-month-old son ...

Speaking to The Mercury a week after a verdict was handed down for the death of her 10-month-old son Khaylan Shayne Butler, Maddison Butler said she had launched a campaign to push the government ...