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| A man has been in court charged with the murder of 15-month-old Millie Martin in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. | A man has been in court charged with the murder of 15-month-old Millie Martin in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. |
| Barry Michael McCarney, 30, from Sally's Wood, Irvinestown, appeared at Omagh Magistrates Court on Tuesday. | |
| He is the partner of Millie's mother and the court heard he denied having anything to do with the girl's death. | He is the partner of Millie's mother and the court heard he denied having anything to do with the girl's death. |
| The court also heard that Mille may have been sexually assaulted sometime before she died. | |
| That allegation was made by medical staff at the Erne hospital in Enniskillen where Millie was taken on Thursday. | That allegation was made by medical staff at the Erne hospital in Enniskillen where Millie was taken on Thursday. |
| Det Insp John Caldwell told the court that police had been contacted by staff at the hospital after Millie was admitted in "a lifeless condition". | Det Insp John Caldwell told the court that police had been contacted by staff at the hospital after Millie was admitted in "a lifeless condition". |
| The court was also told that Millie's mother Rachel was not in the house when the child was injured as she had gone out to get take-away food. | The court was also told that Millie's mother Rachel was not in the house when the child was injured as she had gone out to get take-away food. |
| Mr McCarney's solicitor said his client had given a "detailed account" to police during four days of questioning. | Mr McCarney's solicitor said his client had given a "detailed account" to police during four days of questioning. |
| During the 20-minute hearing, Det Insp Caldwell outlined to the court the events that had led up to Mr McCarney taking Millie to hospital. | |
| Millie Martin died after being injured at a house in Enniskillen | |
| He said Rachel Martin had gone out around 2000 GMT leaving the accused to mind her daughter. | |
| She returned within half an hour to find that her partner had left for hospital with Millie. | |
| "The child was OK at 8pm and around 20 minutes later the child was taken to hospital in such a lifeless condition," said the police officer. | |
| There had been no one else in the house during this period, he added. | |
| Det Insp Caldwell also said that Mr McCarney had been left to look after Millie the previous night. | |
| On that occasion, her mother had gone to a Chinese take away. | |
| On arrival she found it was closed and rang Mr McCarney to tell him, but he didn't answer. | |
| While he later told his partner he had been at the toilet when she called, under police interview he said he had been out collecting sticks for the fire. | |
| 'Agitated' | |
| Det Insp Caldwell said the next morning - Thursday - Millie's mother noted that she was lethargic and that one of her eyes appeared to be closing over. | |
| Mr McCarney left to go to work but returned less than three hours later after complaining of feeling sick. | |
| The detective said colleagues who encountered him in the morning said he appeared agitated. | |
| Mr Caldwell said the defendant had volunteered to look after Millie again when her mother went to the chip shop that evening. | |
| "Despite being so unwell and unable to work he volunteered to look after a sick child," he told the magistrate. | |
| Mr McCarney's lawyer put it to the officer that police had no scientific evidence as to when the injuries that killed Millie were inflicted. | |
| Mr Caldwell agreed but added: "Further tests will be carried out to establish such dates." | |
| Mr McCarney was remanded in custody. | Mr McCarney was remanded in custody. |