So sad they need to teach people to walk away this happens far to often to these innocent little people.

This is very tragic.

so sad to read that!

This is so sad – life was just beginning for that baby.

No matter how tired or frustrated you don’t harm your child and every one knows these days that sharing a child can cause horrific damage. Just should not happen.

Awful. just awful!

Nine years is not enough. Poor child and mother.

That sweet little face. Poor little angel. I get his tiredness and frustration but not the need to harm. A lot of us have been there and we walk away…..or in my case sit down on the floor beside them and bawl along with them.

So sad. I think more attention needs to be placed on postpartum depression in men. I can’t even imagine the pain the mother must have felt returning home to find your child like that.

Very tragic, poor wee boy !
We all experience sometimes we’re over our limits and may be entering the Red Zone, in which case it’s so important to stop. We as parents are responsible for our more vulnerable kids and are responsible for our own health / well being first to be able to do so.

So sad to hear this, never ok regardless of your excuse

Terrible that he had to arrive to such an act. He should have known that the shaking wouldn’t have helped anyone. Lose your child in such a terrible way. Poor sweet child. 🙁

What about all the parents who survive on a few hours of sleep a week for months on end and don’t shake their baby to death? If you feel like you are about to lose control just walk away. Leave the room. Letting them cry is a much better option than killing them out of frustration.

Tired and exhausted or not, this was a 15 week old defenses baby!! Plus, he admitted to attempting to harm him … RIP sweet angel, my thoughts are with his distraught mother ….

I’m sure he;s a good father who made a terrible terrible mistake, but he has to face the consequences of his actions. Jail time and life without his child 🙁

I would have thought is was illegal for a person to work so long. It definitely is in Aust. 65 hours equals more than 2 days. The statement should be days, not day. He admitted to intending to harm the baby. We don’t know how long or severe the baby’s suffering was before he passed away. Cody’s Mum and other family members will miss him forever. Matthew should never have any further contact with Paula, other family members or relatives.