Cork toddler murder trial hears accused told gardaí 'I have no recollection' of incident

The assistant state pathologist found evidence of a severe traumatic brain injury that would have resulted in Santina Cawley going into a deep coma

Accused Karen Harrington arrives at the court in Cork today. The court heard an extract from her last memo of interview with gardaí where she said: “I did not murder Santina Cawley. I did not murder, I did not harm no one, like. Like especially not…” Photo: Michael Mac Sweeney/Cork Courts

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The pathologist who examined the body of two-year-old Santina Cawley believed the nature and extent of injuries to the child – including bruises all over her body and a fractured skull – were inflicted by force rather than as a result of an accident.