Dundee man jailed for trying to drown baby

Jay Dixon will be supervised for four years following his release from prison

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 months.

Jay Dixon, 23, admitted a series of attacks on the child, including throwing him so high in the air his head hit the ceiling.

Dixon also admitted two charges of domestic abuse against two women.

He 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, respectively.

The 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 investigation.

The 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 mattress.

Experts 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 relationship.

The 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."