Emergency staff tell child cruelty trial of burns and bruising all over girl's body

Paramedics said they noticed what were described as “nail marks or bite marks” on the child's back

Wed, 06 Oct, 2021 - 20:24

Declan Brennan

The trial of a Dublin couple accused of causing serious harm to their child has heard that medical staff observed burns and bruising all over the girl's body.

The 39-year-old man and 36-year-old woman, who are from north Africa, told paramedics that their nine-year-old daughter had slipped in the shower a few hours before they rang 999. Witnesses told the trial today that after the child was hospitalised both parents stated that they hadn't previously seen the injuries on her body.