The prisoner, sentenced to life imprisonment, asked for only one thing — to see his newborn son: But as soon as he took the baby into his arms, something unexpected happened 😱😢
— The court has decided: you are found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment, — said the judge, looking down at his papers.
— Does the defendant have any final words? — he added after a moment.
The man in the orange uniform raised his eyes. His voice trembled:
— Your Honor… may I make one request? I’d like to see my son. He was born after I was already imprisoned. I’ve never held him in my arms.
The judge paused, looked at the guards, and nodded quietly. The door opened. A young woman with a tired face entered the courtroom. In her arms, she held a small baby.
She walked closer. The officers removed the man’s handcuffs. He carefully took the baby, as if afraid to hurt him by accident.
Tears streamed down his cheeks — the first in many years. He pressed the baby to his chest and whispered softly:
— Forgive me… forgive me…
The judge, the jury, the guards — everyone was silent. The silence was so deep that you could hear the baby breathing. But at that very moment, something unexpected happened 😱😨
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Suddenly, the man looked up:
— I have to tell the truth. I didn’t kill that man. It was my brother… He was drunk that night, and I couldn’t betray him. So I took the blame.
A murmur spread through the courtroom. The judge turned pale. The wife covered her mouth with her hand, holding the baby tightly to her chest.
— I thought I could live with it, far away from my family and my son. But now that I’m holding him… — he looked at the baby, — I realize that my family is what truly matters.
The judge ordered the session to be adjourned. A week later, the case was reopened.
And the photograph taken that day appeared in newspapers everywhere — showing the man, dressed in his prison uniform, holding his son in his arms.
At that moment, he was no longer a criminal.
He was a father who had finally decided to tell the truth.
