Dad of newborn who died with broken neck found guilty of his murder

The father of a four-week-old baby who died after suffering "catastrophic physical abuse" has been convicted for his murder. Ollie Davis - who was found unresponsive in his cot in 2017 - died from the delayed effects of a broken neck.On Friday, Michael Davis, 29, was found guilty of his murder at Leicester Crown Court. He was also found guilty of two counts of grievous bodily harm with intent.

The nature of the injuries also revealed they were caused by inflicting harm in different ways – incuding a blow to the head or impact against a hard surface to cause the skull fracture, severe compression of the chest to cause rib fractures, twisting of the limbs to cause the joint fractures and a pulling of the neck to cause the injury which ultimately killed Ollie.Leicestershire Police continued the "substantial and complex" investigation for more than six years.

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