A 37 year old man who was convicted of abusing his son when he was a child, has been charged with manslaughter On Nov 2nd, in the death of his 13-month-old grandson.
The baby was airlifted from Niagara to McMaster hospital with a fatal head injury on July 25 where he dies the next day.
Despite pleading from the baby’s young father and the grandfather’s criminal record, he and his wife were granted custody of the baby in May by the local children’s aid society.