Depressed father drowned toddler
A man drowned his 14-month-old son in a bath after he became depressed about the child's debilitating illness and fits, Sheffield Crown court heard.
Andreas Milakovic, 38, pleaded guilty to manslaughter on the ground of diminished responsibility.
Milakovic, who is deaf and cannot speak, fed his son a cocktail of Calpol medicine and wine before drowning him.
He then attempted to kill himself by drinking vodka and lying in the bath at the family home on Warminster Road.
He was found by Sharon Hirschman, the child's mother on 5 February.
The court was told Milakovic had become severely depressed about his son's illness.
He was blind, deaf and expected to grow up speech impaired.
The child was also diagnosed with West Syndrome, a rare and serious form of epilepsy in infants.
Yacub was unable to swallow or sit up and suffered painful convulsive fits almost daily.
Two days before he died Yacub suffered about 40 fits and Milakovic began to ponder ending his baby's life, the court heard.
Mr Justice Penry-Davey told Milakovic: "It may be that you felt when these events occurred that you had no other course open to you than to take the life of your own son but you are before the court because nobody has the right to end the life of another human being, however desperate the situation."
He adjourned the case for the preparation of psychiatric reports.
