A violent killer shook his girlfriends two-year-old daughter with such ferocity that her fatal injuries resembled those of a car crash victim, a court heard today. Connor Gibson, 23, was said to have had a violent flare up during which he grabbed and battered Kacey Hambleton in an assault which left her crying in pain. The youngster was later found unresponsive when police were called to her family home in Blackpool at around 10am in April this year. Today at Preston Crown Court, Gibson, from Blackpool, admitted manslaughter after his not guilty plea to murder was accepted by the prosecution. Kaceys mother Louise, 23, was visibly upset in the public gallery as prosecutor Mr Francis McEntee said a considerable amount of force was used in the lead up to her daughters death. He said: The principal cause of death was catastrophic head injuries. The prosecution always said there is a matter of shaking that is now accepted by the defendant. In this case there are other injuries notably a significant injury to the abdomen. There was a violent assault in anger we know not what the trigger was, during which injuries were caused to the thigh, very significant bruising to the liver. Injuries the result of a forceful blow such as found in a car crash or fall from height, that may be consistent with a single blow. Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782585/Killer-shook-girlfriend-s-baby-violently-fatal-injuries-resembled-car-crash-victim.html#ixzz3Fz2tsNbf Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2782585/Killer-shook-girlfriend-s-baby-violently-fatal-injuries-resembled-car-crash-victim.html#ixzz3FVthYtbH
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 01:20:05 +0000
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