Kiernan Hughes-Mason never achieved a stellar football career, despite showing early promise. He was a product of Arsenal and Tottenham’s youth academies, two Premier League giants, but in senior football, he bounced around lower leagues. He played for a total of 23 clubs, with only one outside the UK. His last club was Enfield Borough. In August, he was dismissed from the team with immediate effect and is unlikely to return to professional football. The court sentenced him to 14 years in prison for one of the most heinous crimes imaginable.
Kiernan Hughes-Mason Abused the Little Girl and Then Brutally Beat Her. The Court Showed No Mercy
He harmed an innocent 2-year-old child. The incident occurred at the end of January 2020. Hughes-Mason called emergency services to the home where he was caring for his partner’s daughter. He claimed to have heard a noise from the bedroom and, upon entering, found that the girl had fallen onto a dollhouse. The child was then taken to the hospital with severe brain injuries.
However, doctors and investigators quickly determined that the cause of the injuries was different.
They can be compared to those from a car accident at high speed or a fall from several stories
- a doctor, quoted by "The Sun", stated. The injuries indicated that the child had been shaken, and her head had been slammed against a hard surface.
It was later revealed that the girl had additional signs of earlier abuse - she had been beaten before. As a result, Hughes-Mason was charged with two offenses: intentional grievous bodily harm and child cruelty.
Although the footballer denied the charges, enough evidence was gathered to prove his guilt, including text messages where he expressed frustration with the child and indicated he planned to hit her. The court ultimately delivered its verdict, sentencing Hughes-Mason to 14 years in prison.
The Girl Suffers Serious Health Issues After the Attack
This sentence cannot undo the pain and suffering the child has endured and continues to endure. After the assault, she was placed in a medically induced coma. Although she is now conscious, her brain has suffered significant damage, as the family has revealed.
She suffers from epilepsy and sleep disorders. She also has major difficulties with eating and drinking, and is fed through a tube. She is constantly in pain. The brain damage has severely affected her ability to communicate. She cannot even tell us where she is hurting or what is troubling her. She cannot stand, sit, or walk
- her relatives shared.
