Shaken Baby, Thirty-Four Years | Seattle News

Seattle News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

A father sentenced to 34 years for violently shaking his two-month-old son—leaving the infant critically injured—faces a future where he may one day walk free. The court heard harrowing details of the trauma inflicted on the family, including the first meeting with the baby in the hospital as he lay dying. Fruean, who also abused his daughter years ago, now vows to become a better person and seek redemption—if he ever gets out. The judge called the act unfathomable, especially when done to one’s own child, while the family grapples with the possibility of his release. This case is a sobering…