Logan had 56 different injuries
The jury are now told about the expert medical evidence that will be heard in the trial.
Pathologist Dr John Williams conducted a post mortem on Logan’s body on August 1 at 10am.
Ms Rees said: “In summary, he found that Logan had suffered extensive and catastrophic injuries through blunt force trauma, that is through the use of force on his little body. There were 56 different injuries noted upon external examination, including bruising to most parts of Logan’s head and body.
“Upon internal examination of the head, extensive deep scalp bruising was found to the back of the head and patchy deep scalp bruising to the front of the scalp. There was bruising to the tongue.”
Full extent of Logan's injuries detailed to the court
The following injuries were discovered during the post mortem:
- Catastrophic injuries to the abdomen - including a vertical laceration measuring 5.5cm by 3cm to the interior side of the liver, a 5 cm full thickness tear to the root of the bowel and the degloving of the duodenum involving almost the entire duodenum.
- A haemorrhage over the colon and extensive bleeding throughout the retroperitoneal tissues on the right side of the abdomen extending to the right kidney.
- 300ml of very dark liquid blood within the abdominal cavity.
Ms Rees said examination of these injuries showed features suggesting survival of several hours post injury.
- Fracture to left clavicle, a healing fracture which was several weeks old.
Ms Rees said: “The prosecution say that this finding suggests infliction of injuries on different occasions over a more prolonged period of time than the days immediately before Logan’s body was discovered.”
Dr Williams said the combination of abdominal injuries in this case are not consistent with a fall or collapse and it is his opinion that, in the absence of any explanation such as a “high velocity incident”, the injuries should be considered as consistent with inflicted injury by blows, kicks or impact with a weapon.
- A deep scalp injury consistent with blunt force trauma.
Logan’s brain was examined by an expert neuropathologist Dr Lammie.
He detected a traumatic injury to the brain and changes consistent with survival for a period of at least two hours prior to death.
The examination of the deep scalp injuries suggests, in Dr Lammie’s opinion, a period of survival of up to 48 hours post impact and the hypoxic/ischaemic neuronal injury suggested a period of survival of at least several hours post injury.
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I’m so sorry little Logan. 
You deserved so much more.
