A man found guilty of murdering his infant son – who suffered “catastrophic” brain injuries – has been jailed for at least 20 years.
Craig Rowland had denied killing his son Lewis Oliver Rowland in 2018.
However, last October a jury, by a majority of 11 to one, found him guilty.
This afternoon the 29-year-old, of Millington Park in Portadown, was told he will spend 20 years in prison.
The child’s mother, Laura Graham (32), from Edward Street in Lurgan, who appeared in the dock next to Rowland, had been found guilty of wilfully neglecting her son. She was sentenced to three years’ probation and 100 hours of community service.
Detective Chief Inspector Kerrie Foreman described the case as “tragic and dressing.” Mrs McCann, who was foster mum to Lewis, stood alongside DCI Foreman as she read the statement outside court.