A man who beat his daughter with a belt in a sustained attack on Christmas Day has been jailed.
The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the child, was arrested on 10 May following allegations he had assaulted a woman at a property in Cambridge.
The man’s wife told officers he had been violent towards their young daughter. She proceeded to show them a video she had filmed of him beating the girl with a belt on 25 December.
In the video, which lasts more than two minutes, the man can be seen hitting the girl at least ten times with either his hand or the belt while she desperately tries to escape.
After the attack the mother also took photos of the girl’s heavily marked back.
The man admitted assault causing actual bodily harm.
On Friday (2 September) at Cambridge Crown Court he was jailed for 14 months.
DC Terry Bandoo said: “The video footage in this case was sickening. To repeatedly beat a defenceless young girl with a belt is horrific.
“A father should protect his children, but this man decided to take out his anger on one of the very people he should have been looking after.
“Protecting the county’s children is one of our priorities. We will continue to work tirelessly to bring people to justice who choose to prey on the vulnerable.
“If you have concerns for the welfare of a child please contact us. You could save a child from a desperate situation like this.”
