Parents of baby found with ‘catastrophic injuries’ went for cigarette as medics tried to save him, court hears

Two-week-old Brendon suffered injuries akin to falling from a high building while at special care baby unit with his parents, Bristol court told

The parents of a two-week-old boy found in his cot at a special care baby unit with catastrophic injuries" walked out to have a cigarette as medics attempted to resuscitate him, a court has heard.

Brendon Staddon had suffered a shattered skull and broken neck, his injuries so severe they were compared to those of someone who had fallen from a high building, a jury at Bristol crown court was told.