SIR – A brute of a man broke the thigh and two vertebrae of his seven-month-old son and was sentenced to 27 months in jail.

But, alas, no name or address was given to ‘protect his son’s identity’ we are told.

Protect from what? The only one being protected is the brutal father.

All who batter children should be named and shamed.

John Butterfield, Manorfield, Cottingley