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Aussie father guilty over horror death of baby son

Horrific.

A former Australian soldier accused of killing his baby son has been found guilty of manslaughter.

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Nicholas Baxter had pleaded not guilty to murdering his six-week-old son on November 3, 2011. 

Matthew Baxter suffered brain hemorrhaging and 17 rib fractures before he died, ABC News reported. 

Baxter was cleared of a murder charge, but found guilty of manslaughter by a Supreme Court jury in Townsville on Monday.

He is due for sentencing on Tuesday. 

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The Court heard Baxter had called Bluewater Medical Practice in Townsville on November 3 to report his son was unwell. 

He had been alone with the baby while his wife was away.

Baxter denied he was responsible for the baby’s death throughout the trial. 

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