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| Jury hears parents call 999 after Ellie Butler's 'fatal fall' | |
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| Jurors in the murder trial of a father accused of battering his six-year-old daughter to death have been played the 999 call made by her parents. | Jurors in the murder trial of a father accused of battering his six-year-old daughter to death have been played the 999 call made by her parents. |
| Ellie Butler's mother, Jennie Gray, is heard to shout: "It's my daughter, she's not breathing." | Ellie Butler's mother, Jennie Gray, is heard to shout: "It's my daughter, she's not breathing." |
| A paramedic said Ellie was "cold and blue" when she arrived at the south-west London home in October 2013. | A paramedic said Ellie was "cold and blue" when she arrived at the south-west London home in October 2013. |
| Ellie's father Ben Butler has denied murder and child cruelty. Ms Gray denies child cruelty. | Ellie's father Ben Butler has denied murder and child cruelty. Ms Gray denies child cruelty. |
| She has admitted a charge of perverting the course of justice by hiding or destroying evidence. | She has admitted a charge of perverting the course of justice by hiding or destroying evidence. |
| The pair, from Westover Close, Sutton, can both be heard on the phone during the 15-minute 999 call. | The pair, from Westover Close, Sutton, can both be heard on the phone during the 15-minute 999 call. |
| The call was made two hours after Ellie Butler suffered her injuries, the Old Bailey had been told. | The call was made two hours after Ellie Butler suffered her injuries, the Old Bailey had been told. |
| Mr Butler comes on the phone and is heard swearing as he confirms the couple's home address for the ambulance, saying Ellie has "fallen down". | Mr Butler comes on the phone and is heard swearing as he confirms the couple's home address for the ambulance, saying Ellie has "fallen down". |
| The child's mother broke down as the call was played in court. | The child's mother broke down as the call was played in court. |
| First responder Sarah Hardy told the court she found Ellie in her pyjamas, lying on the floor of her bedroom, as her mother carried out CPR. | First responder Sarah Hardy told the court she found Ellie in her pyjamas, lying on the floor of her bedroom, as her mother carried out CPR. |
| The medic said Ellie was "very cold and blue" and had no heartbeat. | The medic said Ellie was "very cold and blue" and had no heartbeat. |
| When asked what had happened, she said Mr Butler told her "I don't know. I thought she was in her bedroom sleeping." | When asked what had happened, she said Mr Butler told her "I don't know. I thought she was in her bedroom sleeping." |
| Ms Hardy told jurors she could not understand how Ellie had died until she noticed a "boggy mass" on the back of her head. | Ms Hardy told jurors she could not understand how Ellie had died until she noticed a "boggy mass" on the back of her head. |
| She said: "I realised the cause of death was a traumatic cardiac arrest. I had concerns as to how this had happened and called police." | She said: "I realised the cause of death was a traumatic cardiac arrest. I had concerns as to how this had happened and called police." |
| A post-mortem examination revealed Ellie Butler had suffered skull fractures from at least two severe impacts. | A post-mortem examination revealed Ellie Butler had suffered skull fractures from at least two severe impacts. |
| A neighbour of the couple, Elaine Winson, described seeing a blank expression on Mr Butler's face as Ellie was taken to an ambulance. | A neighbour of the couple, Elaine Winson, described seeing a blank expression on Mr Butler's face as Ellie was taken to an ambulance. |
| "The mother was severely distressed and holding on to the trolley," she said. "He had no expression on his face. There was nothing." | "The mother was severely distressed and holding on to the trolley," she said. "He had no expression on his face. There was nothing." |
| Another neighbour Marion Cook saw Ms Gray a few days later, and said she "broke down in tears" and said Ellie "fell off her bed and hit her head on a radiator." | Another neighbour Marion Cook saw Ms Gray a few days later, and said she "broke down in tears" and said Ellie "fell off her bed and hit her head on a radiator." |
| The prosecution said doctors ruled out an accidental fall, and put her fatal injuries down to Mr Butler either beating the girl over the head with a heavy object or throwing her against the floor or wall. | The prosecution said doctors ruled out an accidental fall, and put her fatal injuries down to Mr Butler either beating the girl over the head with a heavy object or throwing her against the floor or wall. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |