Court of Appeal judges ruled the sentence handed to James Paul Davis for causing the death of baby Ciaran Leigh Morris was 'unduly lenient' and increased it to 10 years on Wednesday.
Davis, who attended the appeal hearing from HMP Birmingham via video link, at the time told police he had"lost consciousness temporarily" due to a coughing fit.
Lady Justice Carr, sitting alongside Mr Justice Fraser and Judge Deborah Taylor, told the court:"We remark at the outset that no sentence can bring Ciaran back to his family."A term of around seven years should have been the platform from which to consider additional aggravating and mitigating factors.
"While no sentence can repair the damage caused by Davis's actions, I welcome the decision of the court to impose a sentence that better reflects the dreadful offending that has taken place."
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