Elsie Scully-Hicks was probably shaken violently, murder trial told

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.