A violent thug who assaulted a young toddler and left him with a fractured skull has been jailed.
Grant Eddleston attacked the boy with such force that a doctor described the trauma as equivalent to falling from a height of three metres.
Eddleston, 35, carried out the violent assault in 2019 in Burnley when the child was almost three years old.
The victim has fortunately made a good recovery after treatment.
Eddleston had denied causing the injury to the youngster but was found guilty of Section 18 wounding and child cruelty following a two-week trial at Preston Crown Court earlier this year.
Eddleston, of Wesham Hall Close, Wesham, appeared before the same court on Wednesday where he was sentenced to a total of ten years imprisonment. He received an extended licence of three years.
He was described in a pre-sentence report as a high risk to young children.
The judge said Eddleston had shown a chilling lack of empathy towards his victim throughout the trial.
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