Elsie Scully-Hicks was probably shaken violently, murder trial told
by Stephen Morris from World news | The Guardian on (#35G5M)
Girl may have been thrown on to floor or had her head knocked against wall, doctor tells jury in adoptive father's trial
An 18-month-old girl allegedly murdered by her adoptive father was probably shaken violently and may also have been thrown on to a hard floor or had her head knocked against a wall, a consultant paediatrician has told a jury.
Elsie Scully-Hicks was allegedly killed by Matthew Scully-Hicks two weeks after he and his husband, Craig, formally adopted her. Matthew Scully-Hicks, 36, is accused of causing fatal injuries to the girl at the couple's home in Cardiff. He denies murder.
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