My blood just about boiled when I read that a Hamilton man who beat his 9-month-old son around the head and jammed a "solid object in his mouth causing him significant injuries" was sentenced to just nine months' home detention.
What an absolute slap in the face for all those people out there fighting against family violence.
He also assaulted the baby's mother — not for the first time.
The maternal family of the baby are absolutely horrified and rightly so.
At the very least his sentence should include anger management and some kind of parenting course.