Father given hospital order after baby’s death

A man who killed his three-week-old baby while suffering from the onset of a severe psychotic illness has been given a hospital order.

Kadees Mohammed, from Birmingham, was found guilty of manslaughter last month, after his son Ibrahim suffered fatal head injuries on 18 October 2022.

The 31-year-old had woken in the middle of the night and killed Ibrahim, and attacked his wife and mother as they tried to stop him, Birmingham Crown Court heard.

Passing sentence on Mohammed, of Dovey Road, Mr Justice Choudhury said the defendant’s mental state at the time was a precursor to a severe illness, adding: “The tragedy is that your condition was undiagnosed until it was too late.”