Consultant paediatrician told the Central Criminal Court the deceased child had significant bruises 'from head to toe' consistent with physical abuse or non-accidental injuries.
When doctors pulled back the drapes to review the injuries of a four-year-old boy who it is alleged was murdered by his stepmother, “the whole theatre gasped”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.
Dr Stephen O’Riordan, a consultant paediatrician, said the child had significant bruises “from head to toe” which were consistent with physical abuse or non-accidental injuries.
He documented 17 areas of brui
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