Calgary man sentenced in knife attack on son

A judge sentenced a Calgary father to five years in jail for a horrific assault on his own baby.

The man slashed his 11-month-old son in the neck and abdomen in an act of revenge against his wife at a home in the southeast community of Cranston last summer.

In sentencing, the judge said the actions of the accused were "cold-blooded and calculating where he put the baby on the floor, got a butcher knife, unfastened the baby's clothing and cut the baby not once, but twice."

“I know that the police officers were very affected that went to the scene and some are still very affected by what they saw there,” says Crown Prosecutor, Margot Engley.

“I think he was prepared for any sentence the judge was to impose,” says defense lawyer, Alain Hepner. “He felt remorse and felt he should be punished for what happened.

Court heard the man also did not seek medical help for his son.

He only phoned 911 because he wanted police to shoot him so the father and son could die together.

Amazingly, the boy has made a remarkable recovery, suffering no long term health effects.

Factoring in time served, the father will spend the next 3 years and 11 months in jail.

A publication ban prevents the father's name from being released.