Forensic pathologist Mario Scerri told a court this morning in the ‘shaken baby’ case that the baby had suffered multiple fractures and brain haemorrhage.

Dr Scerri was giving evidence in the case instituted against Nigerian footballer Akenade Williams, who has denied trying to kill the baby on April 15 by allegedly shaking it violently. The accused was not the baby’s father but was taking care of him while his mother was at work.

Dr Scerri said that after the baby was hospitalised for a second time, and amid suspicions of shaken baby syndrome, an examination was done.

The baby had no fractures at the time but it was clear that it had suffered fractures before.

When it was hospitalised the second time, however, the baby was stiff and unconscious and had suffered brain haemorrhage.

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