Michael Daymond denies murdering his girlfriend's daughter claiming she fell from a bed.
A two-year-old girl allegedly murdered by her mother's boyfriend suffered forceful blows to her head and body before her death, a jury has heard.
She was struggling to breathe and fell unconscious, dying two days later at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.Home Office Pathologist Dr Louise Mulcahy counted 47 areas external of bruising and grazes from Maya's head down to her legs, as well as several large internal injuries. The pathologist said she also looked at old pictures of bruises on Maya's body which had been taken by concerned family members in the weeks before her death.
Jurors have also seen a picture of a large area of bruising on Maya's pubic area which Dr Mulcahy said was "highly suspicious" as it was an area unlikely to be injured so badly by accident.
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