A 5-Month-Old Baby Boy Wouldn't Stop Crying. So His Dad Slammed Him Around Until the Newborn Died.

A man struggled to control his 5-month-old son’s crying, so he dropped, slapped and slammed the newborn until the helpless victim died.

Now, he’ll never hurt another child.

A judge in Florida ordered Calib Scott to spend the rest of his life in prison for killing his baby. Scott was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and neglect of a child causing great bodily harm.

Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, but the judicial process instead ended with a life sentence.

On June 11, 2019, Scott murdered his 5-month-old baby in his Ormond Beach home, according to the State Attorney’s Office for the 7th Judicial Circuit.

Scott was taking care of the baby and struggled to control the infant’s crying, prosecutors said.

“Instead of acting like a normal father, Scott went another direction,” prosecutors noted in describing his crimes. When the baby wouldn’t stop fussing, Scott dropped, slapped, struck and slammed the child.

Medics were called to the scene and found the infant unresponsive and dehydrated. The baby was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to prosecutors. The child had suffered multiple blunt force injuries as well as burns from cigarettes, prosecutors said.

“Baby Damon suffered through five months of hell and ultimately died at the hands of his father,” State’s Attorney R.J. Larizza said at the time. “What he suffered is unimaginable. How could a father be so selfish and cruel?”

The child’s mother, Stephanie Holly, was also charged in connection with the case, according to WNDB. Holly fled to Michigan after the child’s death and was arrested exactly one year later.

She was at work at the time of the death. Investigators noted the residence was in unlivable conditions due to filth as well as dog urine and feces in the home.

According to Click Orlando, Holly, who a judge determined failed to protect her son, pleaded no contest to multiple charges, including neglect of a child causing great bodily harm, failure to report child abuse/neglect, and culpable negligence expose injury.

She was sentenced to serve 12 years behind bars as well as eight years probation, WESH reported.

“This baby was abused and neglected for his entire short life,” said the judge, Dawn Nichols, at Holly's sentencing hearing, according to the outlet. “He wasn't taken to anybody who could independently see the condition of this child and intervene and help."