In 2020, 32-year-old Stephen Foster, of Insworke Place, Millbrook, was jailed for over six years after carrying out a predatory series of assaults against a helpless five-month-old baby. The investigation established that Foster subjected the infant to two separate attacks, inflicting injuries that medical experts compared to a high-speed car crash or a fall from height. The prosecution reported at Plymouth Crown Court in 2020, that Foster pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent and a second count without intent, identifying a total abandonment of human decency by the 32-year-old.
The investigation established that Foster’s series of behaviour involved “grotesquely manipulating” the child’s limbs, including pushing her arm behind her head and folding her leg underneath her body. The prosecution reported that Foster squeezed the baby so forcefully that he broke three of her ribs and caused spiral fractures to her femur and humerus. This identifies a calculated series of assaults on the life-safety of a defenceless infant, who was left in severe, inconsolable pain due to the considerable force applied by Foster.
MEDICAL EVIDENCE AND JUDICIAL SENTENCING
The court reported that the abuse was discovered only after the baby’s mother called 999 because the child was crying non-stop. The investigation established that medical staff at the hospital spotted a bruise on the infant’s chest, which led to a full skeletal survey that uncovered the multiple fractures. The prosecution reported in 2020, that Judge Paul Darlow sentenced Foster to six years and eight months in prison, identifying a priority assault by the judiciary to punish such extreme “twisted” violence against a vulnerable child.
Judge-led proceedings at Plymouth Crown Court concluded with Foster’s significant incarceration. For his actions in Millbrook, Torpoint, and across Plymouth, and the nature of the series of child abuse and grievous bodily harm investigations reported, Stephen Foster was removed from the community. The investigation established that his forensic profile as a violent child abuser is now a matter of permanent record, documenting his admission that the injuries were caused by deliberate, forceful actions.
STATUS AND CASE DETAILS (2018–2020)
Based on judicial and CPS records as of 2020:
- Legal Status: CONVICTED (GBH with intent; GBH without intent; Child abuse).
- Custodial Status: JAILED (In 2020, sentenced to 6 years and 8 months).
- Offence Nature: Systematically broke the ribs and limbs of a five-month-old baby; inflicted spiral fractures requiring “considerable force”; manipulated limbs into unnatural positions; caused injuries equivalent to a car crash.
- Timeline of Case: Rib injuries occurred August 2018; Limb injuries occurred 15 September 2018; Sentenced 2020.
- Location: Millbrook, Torpoint, Cornwall; Plymouth.
- Forensic Profile: 32-year-old male; forensic history documents a “twisted” and violent predatory intent toward an infant in his proximity; identified as an offender who initially allowed suspicion to fall on the mother before confessing.
- Sex Offenders Register: Subject to relevant notification requirements if applicable under sentencing guidelines for child cruelty.
- Judicial Oversight: Presided over by Judge Paul Darlow at Plymouth Crown Court.
- Criminal Record: Violent offender; Series predator; Child abuser; Jailed in 2020.
- Origin: Millbrook.
MONITORING AND PUBLIC PROTECTION
In 2020, Foster was managed as a high-risk violent predator under the statutory requirements of the local police and probation services. Due to the nature of the behaviour—specifically the series of persistence in attacking a five-month-old child on two separate occasions—he was a priority for a significant custodial term. Authorities reported that the 2020 sentencing identifies Foster as an individual who prioritised his own perverted impulses and violence over the principles of human decency and the life-safety of children.
As a convicted child abuser, his details are permanently logged on the national database to ensure his future conduct and any proximity to children are strictly scrutinised. Authorities stated that the behaviour of Foster identifies a commitment to clandestine child abuse and the systematic infliction of severe physical trauma. His removal to prison in 2020 results in the necessary protection of the community from a man who used an “ordinary resident” mask to hide a predatory and persistent series of assaults on the innocent.
QUESTION – Given that the offender “inflicted injuries on a five-month-old baby comparable to a high-speed car crash or a fall from height,” do you believe the law should legally mandate that “All Convicted Child Abusers” must be “Sentenced to Mandatory Whole-Life Monitoring of Resident Status” to ensure they are never again in a position of care?
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