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| Elsie Scully-Hicks: Murder accused denied struggling to cope | |
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| A man accused of murdering his adopted 18-month-old daughter denied struggling to cope when questioned by police. | A man accused of murdering his adopted 18-month-old daughter denied struggling to cope when questioned by police. |
| Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, of Delabole, Cornwall, denies murdering Elsie Scully-Hicks at their Cardiff home. | Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, of Delabole, Cornwall, denies murdering Elsie Scully-Hicks at their Cardiff home. |
| A transcript of his police interview on 23 June 2016 was read to Cardiff Crown Court on Monday. | A transcript of his police interview on 23 June 2016 was read to Cardiff Crown Court on Monday. |
| The jury has previously been told he sent texts to his husband saying he was "struggling to cope" and describing Elsie as "Satan in a babygro". | The jury has previously been told he sent texts to his husband saying he was "struggling to cope" and describing Elsie as "Satan in a babygro". |
| Elsie died of catastrophic injuries in the early hours of 29 May 2016 at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, two weeks after being formally adopted by Mr Scully-Hicks and his husband, Craig. | Elsie died of catastrophic injuries in the early hours of 29 May 2016 at Cardiff's University Hospital of Wales, two weeks after being formally adopted by Mr Scully-Hicks and his husband, Craig. |
| Elsie's injuries were "very typical" of babies who have been shaken, the court has previously been told. | Elsie's injuries were "very typical" of babies who have been shaken, the court has previously been told. |
| Four days earlier, she was rushed to hospital in an unresponsive state after after a 999 call was made by the defendant saying he had found her unresponsive on the living room floor. | Four days earlier, she was rushed to hospital in an unresponsive state after after a 999 call was made by the defendant saying he had found her unresponsive on the living room floor. |
| A CT scan showed she had bleeding on the brain. | A CT scan showed she had bleeding on the brain. |
| Post-mortem examinations revealed she had also suffered broken ribs, a fractured left femur and a fractured skull. | Post-mortem examinations revealed she had also suffered broken ribs, a fractured left femur and a fractured skull. |
| There was also haemorrhaging within both of Elsie's retinas - associated with inflicted trauma or injury. | There was also haemorrhaging within both of Elsie's retinas - associated with inflicted trauma or injury. |
| When police asked Mr Scully-Hicks in June 2016 about Elsie's behaviour, he told officers she was vocal about the things she wanted and would "whinge" for them. | When police asked Mr Scully-Hicks in June 2016 about Elsie's behaviour, he told officers she was vocal about the things she wanted and would "whinge" for them. |
| "She didn't tend to scream or anything like that, it was a whinge or a cry," he said. | "She didn't tend to scream or anything like that, it was a whinge or a cry," he said. |
| When asked how he coped caring for Elsie, he said: "I never felt like it was consuming me where I thought I could not cope." | When asked how he coped caring for Elsie, he said: "I never felt like it was consuming me where I thought I could not cope." |
| He added: "She was very happy ... overall she was a happy little girl." | He added: "She was very happy ... overall she was a happy little girl." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |