SHAKING could be one of the causes of brain injury suffered by a baby, a doctor told the trial of a man accused of murdering his baby grandaughter.

Mark Jones, 45, of no fixed abode is on trial accused of murdering his granddaughter Amelia Rose Jones. He denies murder.

Amelia died in November 2012, from 'catastrophic head injuries.'

Dr Neil Stoodley, a consultant neuroradiologist based in Bristol, looked at neurological imaging of Amelia's brain.

Giving evidence today, he said scans showed there were several sites of subdural bleeding. He said the pattern of which was typical of a injuries from shaking.

He said the majority of clinicians who deal day to day with children's injuries accept that shaking is a mechanism in which brain injuries can occur in children.

Paul Lewis QC asked Dr Stoodley whether the injuries were typical of someone shaking a child to for resuscitation purposes.

Dr Stoodley said: "It is very unlikely a panic resuscitation shake could actually cause this pattern of abnormality."

He said the level of force was not typical of a normal domestic impact and the minimum force would be deemed 'inappropriate' if an individual witness saw that happening to a child.

Roger Thomas QC, defending, told the court that pathologist had concluded the cause of the injuries was impact and questioned Dr Stoodley on why he thought there could be an element of shaking involved.

Dr Stoodley said: "I cannot reasonably explain the totality of abnormalities described.

"In terms of brain injury and subdural bleeding it is in my opinion there was some sort of shaking mechanism."

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