Ollie Davis was pronounced dead after being found lifeless in his bedroom in 2017, having sustained fractures to his skull, collar bone, both arms and the joints of all his limbs.
Baby Ollie was pronounced dead after being found lifeless at his home in 2017A father has been convicted of murdering his five-week-old baby, who died from a broken neck, having also suffered 23 broken ribs.
Trial judge Mr Justice Cotter renewed Driver's conditional bail following the verdicts and ordered that the 31-year-old, who appeared in court on a mobility scooter, should be sentenced alongside Davis on April 10.Kayleigh Driver , 31, and father Michael Davis, 29, appearing outside Leicester Crown Court. Driver was today convicted of murdering his five-week-old son
Advertisement The youngster was found lifeless in his bedroom in Leicester having sustained fractures to his skull, collar bone, both arms and the joints of all his limbs, the trial heard. Mr Hankin added: 'Although the pathology doesn't allow us to identify the precise mechanism with certainty... the experts engaged in this case on all sides are agreed that the neck injury led to compression of the spinal cord, which in turn stopped Ollie breathing.
READ MORE: Five-week-old boy who was found lifeless in his cot with 37 fractures, died eight days after his neck was 'snapped', parents' murder trial hears Mr Hankin continued: 'Ollie could not have caused the injuries to himself - he was a five-week-old pre-mobile baby.' Claiming his son had appeared 'peaceful' while asleep in his cot, Davis said of the neck fracture: 'We will see how it's happened. He seemed fine when he was sleeping. He wasn't acting any differently.'Davis is pictured in another interview with Leicestershire Police in 2020
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