13:03BENJAMIN WRIGHT
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Mrs Justice Jefford added: “The point here is that this offence (causing or allowing death of a child) can be committed by someone who causes physical harm to a child but can also be committed by someone who doesn’t commit physical harm but knows there is risk of harm to the child and doesn’t take reasonable steps to protect the child from that risk and that risk materialises.
“The first point is did Logan die of an unlawful act? There’s no issue in this case about whether Logan died as a result of an unlawful act.
“The next issue is whether the defendant was a member of the same household and had frequent contact with him. John Cole and Angharad Williamson were members of the same household as Logan.
“You will have to consider at the time of the unlawful act there existed a significant risk of serious physical harm being caused to Logan by an unlawful act by a person who was a member of the same household.
“If you did not think that risk existed you must find them not guilty, if you think such a risk did exist you must consider whether the defendant was aware of that and took reasonable steps to protect Logan. If you’re not sure they failed to do so you must find them not guilty/ If you are sure you must find them guilty.”
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