Leila Borrington is found guilty of manslaughter but cleared of the child's murder
A woman has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her three-year-old stepson but acquitted of his murder.
She was cleared of three charges of assault occasioning actual bodily harm at Nottingham Crown Court and is due to be sentenced on 16 March. During the trial an expert witness called by the prosecution said that "the account provided by the caregiver does not explain the extent of the injuries" and added that she believed Harvey had died as a result of "direct blunt force trauma", sustained after Borrington "assaulted" the youngster.
Borrington told the court these injuries were either self-inflicted or, in the case of the arm fracture, caused when she pulled Harvey up as he tripped walking up the stairs.
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