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| Officers still unclear after Nathan Pick admits baby death | |
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| Police say they are still unclear what happened into the death of a seven-month-old boy after his father admitted to manslaughter. | |
| Nathan Pick, of Waterford Drive, Derby, was charged with murdering James-Lee Riley Pick last May which he denied. | |
| He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Wednesday. | He pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of manslaughter on Wednesday. |
| Det Ch Insp Phil Cox said it was "frustrating" not knowing how James-Lee died. Pick will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday. | Det Ch Insp Phil Cox said it was "frustrating" not knowing how James-Lee died. Pick will be sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Friday. |
| Still unclear | Still unclear |
| "For the last year Nathan hasn't admitted to exactly what happened," said DCI Cox. | "For the last year Nathan hasn't admitted to exactly what happened," said DCI Cox. |
| "At court on Wednesday it was the first time Nathan had admitted responsibility. Having said that he still hasn't said exactly what happened and it might come out in court." | "At court on Wednesday it was the first time Nathan had admitted responsibility. Having said that he still hasn't said exactly what happened and it might come out in court." |
| DCI Cox said Pick had been alone in the family home with his son James-Lee when the injuries occurred. | DCI Cox said Pick had been alone in the family home with his son James-Lee when the injuries occurred. |
| He said the father had called emergency services himself and the boy was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital with head injuries. | He said the father had called emergency services himself and the boy was taken to the Royal Derby Hospital with head injuries. |
| He was later transferred to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, where he died. | He was later transferred to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, where he died. |
| DCI Cox added: "The family have lived for a year without knowing what happened on that day and at least now they can get some closure and realise that Nathan has admitted to what he did. | DCI Cox added: "The family have lived for a year without knowing what happened on that day and at least now they can get some closure and realise that Nathan has admitted to what he did. |
| "No matter what sentence the judge imposes he has to live with the fact that he has killed his own son." | "No matter what sentence the judge imposes he has to live with the fact that he has killed his own son." |