Injuries suffered by Maya Chappell, two, were consistent with her being shaken, jurors hear.
Injuries suffered by a two-year-old girl were consistent with forceful shaking and not accidental, a murder trial has heard.
She said they were caused by an "excessive" forward and backward motion of the head and neck, possibly in combination with an impact against a hard surface. She said a "low-level fall" such as that claimed by Mr Daymond would "not be expected to cause" her injuries and the findings in Maya of both herself and other pathologists "would indicate a non-accidental" or "abusive" source.Consultant neuropathologist Daniel Du Plessis said Maya died due to "very severe" and "unsurvivable" brain damage caused by a "devastating" lack of oxygen and blood supply.
He said the degree of force needed to cause her injuries was "well beyond the normal tumbles" a toddler might accidentally have, with a low-level fall or tripping while running "not sufficient" to cause them. Mr Daymond said he ran in and picked her up but her head was "flimsy" and "floppy" like "there was nowt there".
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