A NORTHERN Cape man who accidentally hit a six-month-old baby with a stone on the head was sentenced to four years imprisonment for attempted murder.
Basie Mock, 39, was trying to intervene in a fight between his neighbours on January 14.
He picked up a stone and threw it towards the couple, but the stone struck the couple's six-month-old baby on the head.
"The infant suffered a life-threatening traumatic brain injury. The accused was arrested and charged with attempted murder. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment for attempted murder,” said Northern Cape police spokesperson Sergeant Molefi Shemane.