Toddler fell twice on night of his death, says accused

A Somalian man denied murdering his 20-month-old son and told gardai the toddler fell twice on the night he was killed, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Garda Sergeant PJ Rowan (now retired) told the court that the accused man, Yusif Ali Abdi, claimed his son Nathan’s death was an accident when questioned by gardai on the day of the killing.