A pathologist has told a murder trial there is no evidence that any natural disease would have caused the death of a two-year-old girl.
Chelsea Gleason-Mitchell and Scott Jeff are currently on trial for the murder of Isabella Wheildon, who was found by police in her pushchair in temporary housing in Sidegate Lane in Ipswich last summer.
Both Gleason-Mitchell and Jeff, now both 24 and formerly of Bedfordshire, have denied murdering Isabella between June 26-30 last year.
Gleason-Mitchell has pleaded guilty to causing or allowing the death of a child and two offences of cruelty to a child under 16.
On Friday, Dr John Hutchinson gave evidence of the post mortem into Isabella's death.
The court has previously heard the two-year-old’s pelvis had been fractured in multiple places and there was evidence of trauma to her head, neck, face, torso, limbs and back.
There was also evidence of a microscopic piece of bone marrow inside the girl’s lung which could be due to skeletal trauma, the court heard.
The post mortem also found there had been extensive bleeding in the soft tissue in the toddler's scalp and a haemorrhage within the soft tissues around the muscles of her neck.
Jeff has denied causing or allowing the death of a child between June 26-30 last year.
He has also denied two offences of cruelty to a child under 16 between June 26-30.
The trial, which is expected to last between six and eight weeks, is being heard by High Court judge, The Hon. Mr Justice Neil Garnham.
The trial continues.
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