A court has heard that a fatal assault on a three-year-old boy by his stepmother at their Nottinghamshire home left him with a fractured skull and a bleed on the brain. Leila Borrington, 23, stands accused of murdering three-year-old Harvey Borrington at her home in Jacksdale, Ashfield, in August 2021, after previously claiming that he died after falling backwards off a sofa.
After clips were shown to the jury of Harvey, who was autistic, playing and loading a dishwasher prior to paramedics being called on August 7, 2021, Dr Dickson said that such actions were "categorically incompatible" with the idea he had already suffered blunt force trauma. When asked whether Harvey would have been able to carry out normal activities if he was suffering from a bleed on the brain, such as eating or playing, Dr Dickson said: "In my opinion, absolutely not.
"Undoubtedly," Dr Dickson responded. Mr Hankin later asked: "What is your conclusion in relation to the injuries that caused Harvey's death?"
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