Pastor kills himself one week before trial for sexual abuse of nine-year-old girl was due to start

A new father killed his five-week-old son because he felt fatherhood meant 'his life was over', a court heard today. Matthew Wickens, 24, lost his temper when he was left alone with baby Riley Gardener at the family home in Paignton, Devon. He shook his son, before slamming his face into a cot - causing him to suffer severe head injuries. He then repeatedly lied about what he had done - and even tried to cover up the baby's injuries by putting a hat on him His lies meant Riley's mother, Gemma Gardener, became a suspect and was forced to give up their other son, Jayden, for 14 months. But now, Wickens has been jailed for six years and five months after admitting manslaughter at Exeter Crown Court.

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