Punching A Baby

The idea of a trip to the local supermarket seems uneventful. So the last thing you would expect when taking your five-day-old baby out of the house for the first time is your sleeping newborn being punched in the face by a random stranger. The attack would lead to a stay in hospital and an ensuing trial for common assault on a baby that wasn't even a week old... *** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED ***This episode was researched and written by Benjamin Fitton. Narration, audio editing and production direction also by Benjamin Fitton. Script editing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton. COURT DOCUMENTS and information from the following news organisations were referenced in this episode: BBC NEWS, INDEPENDENT, THE GUARDIAN, STANDARD, MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS, EXPRESS, DAILY MAIL, THE SUN, DAILY RECORD, METRO, EVENING EXPRESS and THE JOURNAL. More information and episode references can be found on our website at https://theywalkamonguspodcast.com Order our book ‘They Walk Among Us’ here: https://bit.ly/2BZ5STR Become a ‘Patreon Producer’ and get exclusive access to Season 1, early ad-free access to episodes, and your name in the podcasts credits. Find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/TheyWalkAmongUs MUSIC: Under Cover by Wayne JonesLullabye by Density & TimeLight Years Away by Doug MaxwellBeyond the Lows by The Whole OtherMelting Sands by ELPHNTGently Onwards by ELPHNTEther Real by Density & TimeAdrift by ELPHNTAll music used under an Attribution License - http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter - https://twitter.com/TWAU_PodcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/theywalkamonguspodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/theywalkamonguspodcastAcast - https://www.acast.com/theywalkamongusWe’re running a brief listener survey. As a thank you, completing it gives you the chance to win one of three signed copies of the They Walk Among Us book: https://bit.ly/theywalkamongussurvey2026  Thanks!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/theywalkamongus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.