Lewis Oliver Rowland was 13 weeks old when he was admitted to hospital with 'serious head injuries'.
The trial of a County Armagh man accused of murdering his infant son has heard a non-accidental brain injury sustained by a 13-week-old baby was one of "most severe" a medical expert has seen.
On Tuesday, the jury at Belfast Crown Court heard from a paediatric neuroradiologist who specialises in brain and spinal injuries in children.The doctor said the brain injury that Lewis had sustained was likely caused by a "forceful shaking episode". "Once a child sustained a brain injury this severe, there would have been an abrupt and sudden change in their behaviour and demeanour," the doctor added.When asked how Lewis had sustained the injury, the doctor said the level of bleeding on the brain and no swelling meant it was likely to have been caused by a "forceful shaking injury".
"He needed urgent treatment to preserve life and his brain injury, if not treated promptly, would almost certainly have resulted in his death," the doctor added.When questioned by Mr Rowland's defence if the term "non-accidental injury" indicated if an injury was intentional or deliberate, the doctor said no.
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