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Four-year-old Provides Evidence in Child Abuse Trial (15 November 2011)

Date: 15/11/2011
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, Four-year-old Provides Evidence in Child Abuse Trial

A four-year-old boy who sustained life-threatening injuries after allegedly being stamped upon has become the youngest child in history to provide evidence in a criminal trial in the UK courts of law. The toddler told the courts about the alleged attack during legal proceedings against his alleged attacker, Daniel Joyce. The youngster informed the courts that Mr. Joyce had hurt his tummy through a video link. The court heard that the toddler was two years of age when he was rushed to hospital as a result of his injuries last year. Prosecution solicitors have alleged that Mr. Joyce, of West Yorkshire, stamped on the boy's stomach with such force that the boy sustained a torn bowel. Mr. Joyce denies the charge.

The boy informed prosecuting solicitor, Caroline Wigin, that Mr. Joyce had hurt him by stamping on him. The court also heard how the boy had been found to have suffered from a bruised groin, back, and left leg. Miss Wigin told the court that the boy was taken to Calderdale Hospital after the alleged attack. Healthcare professionals at the hospital treated him before transferring him to Leeds General Infirmary and it was here that he underwent surgery on his torn bowel. Miss Wigin told of how the boy was also found to have suffered facial injuries. It is alleged that Mr. Joyce had held the boy’s mouth closed to prevent him from screaming.

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