The city’s crown court heard he had been assaulted at least three times during his short life, suffering rib fractures and head injuries, by either of his parents James Clark, 31, or Helen Jeremy, 27.
‘We know from the rib fractures there were at least three separate occasions when harm was caused to this small child. Jeremy lived with Sean at her parents’ home in Kingswood, Bristol, while Clark lived with his mother in Warmley, South Gloucestershire.The court heard that Jeremy and Sean had gone to Clark’s home on January 11 to stay for the weekend.
On the Sunday morning Jeremy woke up and discovered her son’s body and the emergency services were alerted.But the court heard there was also a ‘narrow window of opportunity’ for Jeremy to have been responsible ‘He was also found to have injuries that were consistent with and highly suggestive of him being shaken vigorously shortly before his death and on at least one other occasion.The court heard that both defendants deny inflicting the fatal injuries with the prosecution alleging Clark was responsible.
‘He said he was the first one to get up on the Sunday morning even though it had been at least eight hours since he was put down in his cot.The pair deny murder and causing or allowing the death of a child at Bristol Crown Court