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| Elsie Scully-Hicks: Murder accused denies injuring baby | |
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| A man accused of murdering his adopted 18-month-old daughter has denied deliberately injuring her. | |
| Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, of Delabole, Cornwall, denies inflicting catastrophic injuries on Elsie Scully-Hicks at their Cardiff home. | Matthew Scully-Hicks, 31, of Delabole, Cornwall, denies inflicting catastrophic injuries on Elsie Scully-Hicks at their Cardiff home. |
| She died on 29 May 2016. Six month before her death she was treated for two breaks in her right leg. | |
| When asked by defence barrister Robert O'Sullivan if he deliberately caused those injures he responded: "No." | |
| He said he witnessed her fall in the kitchen and immediately went to console her. | |
| Elsie sustained two breaks in the incident - one to her lower femur just above the knee and another her lower shin. | |
| He also said he was not responsible for a bruise Elsie had in December 2015, adding it had been caused when she had banged her head when a magnet door closure gave way in a play kitchen. | |
| Elsie was rushed to hospital in an unresponsive state on 25 May 2016 after a 999 call was made by the defendant saying he had found her that way on the living room floor. | |
| A CT scan showed she had bleeding on the brain, and post-mortem examinations revealed she had also suffered broken ribs, a fractured left femur and a fractured skull. | A CT scan showed she had bleeding on the brain, and 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. |
| The court has previously heard her injuries were "very typical" of babies who have been shaken. | |
| Mr Scully-Hicks also told the court: "I always saw a family with two children." | Mr Scully-Hicks also told the court: "I always saw a family with two children." |
| He said he and his husband Craig talked about having a family "pretty early on", adding: "We were both of the mind we wanted children. It's something we could agree on very early on." | He said he and his husband Craig talked about having a family "pretty early on", adding: "We were both of the mind we wanted children. It's something we could agree on very early on." |
| He added: "We had requested [a baby] as young as possible. We wanted to see and witness as much as we could. | He added: "We had requested [a baby] as young as possible. We wanted to see and witness as much as we could. |
| "We wanted to be there when they took their first step and wanted to be there when they said their first word - we wanted to see all of that." | "We wanted to be there when they took their first step and wanted to be there when they said their first word - we wanted to see all of that." |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |