Although Tomas Driukas called an ambulance when his daughter had breathing problems last April, he lied to medics, police said
A man who shook his baby daughter to death has been jailed for life after being found guilty of her murder.
Tomas Driukas, 26, from Birmingham, was told he would serve a minimum of 21 years for killing four-month-old Deimante Driukaite.
An investigation found the baby died as a result of a brain trauma consistent with being shaken with force.
Police said Driukas had shaken his daughter because she would not stop crying.
Although he called an ambulance when she had breathing problems last April, he lied to medics, police said.
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Sentencing, Mr Justice Jeremy Baker said Driukas had provided no explanation for the killing and it had been a deliberate infliction of force.
"You intended her to suffer," the judge said.
Driukas called emergency service to the home in Perry Barr on 1 April
Deimante, who was born three months prematurely, was admitted to hospital in the early hours of 1 April, but died a few hours later.
Det Sgt Nick Barnes, from West Midlands Police, said Driukas - from Crantock Road, Perry Barr - has continued to deny any wrongdoing and has shown no meaningful remorse.
He added: "She was entirely vulnerable, requiring complete care, love and compassion.
"She was just 55cm (21in) tall and weighed less than 9lb (4kg).
"Even when his daughter was gravely ill, he [Driukas] neglected to give an honest account to medical experts in order for them to treat her appropriately."
The officer said Deimante had been injured on at least four occasions and had suffered multiple rib fractures "caused by her tiny ribcage being squeezed".
"She also had bruising to her face. The force required was well in excess of what would be expected in handling a baby of this size."
- Published22 February 2016
