Dad accused of killing baby son ‘prioritised playing PlayStation games over looking after infant’, court hears | Y56645K | 2024-03-01 06:08:01
Dad accused of killing baby son 'prioritised playing PlayStation games over looking after infant', court hears | Y56645K | 2024-03-01 06:08:01
One-month-old Ollie was discovered with a snapped neck and 37 broken bones he had endured within the 10 days of struggling earlier tha
A DAD has been accused of killing his baby son after he 'prioritised enjoying PlayStation over looking after the infant', a courtroom heard.
One-month-old Ollie was discovered with a snapped neck and 37 broken bones he had endured within the 10 days of struggling earlier than his dying, on October 21, 2017, Leicester Crown Courtroom heard at present.
His father Michael Davis, 29, appeared in courtroom on trial after denying costs of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, inflicting or permitting a toddler to endure critical bodily hurt, and causing or allowing the dying of a child and homicide.
Ollie's mum Kayleigh Driver, 31, additionally of Carlisle Road, West Finish, Leicester, is on trial alongside him after denying the identical costs.
Prosecutor Jonas Hankin KC requested Davis on the witness stand if he was ready for fatherhood, after the jury have been advised the pregnancy had been unplanned.
Davis advised the courtroom: "I wouldn't say I wasn't prepared, however it wasn't a deliberate being pregnant."
Mr Hankin added: "Do you assume you had lifelike expectations concerning the quantity of care and a spotlight a younger child needs?"
To which Davis stated that he did not.
The courtroom heard how Davis was employed at a Specsavers five days every week and taken care of Ollie by means of the night time, whereas Kayleigh slept.
The defendant also informed the jury much of his time was taken up with enjoying video games comparable to Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto and Assassin's Creed on his PlayStation 4.
He would play these videogames, in addition to others on his cellular, and watch TV all through the night time, the courtroom heard.
Mr Hankin advised Davis he was "taking every opportunity" to play his PlayStation, the jury heard.
Davis stated: "I might go on once I might, however that doesn't mean I prioritised it."
Mr Hankin stated: "You took the first opportunity when your baby's asleep and your girlfriend's asleep to get in your Ps.
"That's your precedence, isn't it?"
Davis denied the allegation.
The prosecutor then requested if the dad found it "frustrating" when his baby would get up by way of the night time, which Davis also denied.
The courtroom heard from Mr Hankin that medical evidence prompt the infant would have been distressed within the days leading as much as his dying because of "many bone fractures".
Medical evidence said Ollie had 23 rib fractures and mind injury, which have been allegedly inflicted 10 days earlier than he died in Higher Temple Stroll, Beaumont Leys, Leicester.
"We all know that Ollie had, by this time, sustained many bone fractures, so whenever you have been handling him for feeding and changing he would have been crying, wouldn't he?" Mr Hankin questioned the defendant.
Davis advised jurors he solely observed Ollie crying for food or when his nappy needed altering.
Nobody dwelling on the handle where Ollie was injured, stated they observed any misery ahead of his dying.
The trial continues.
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