Defence counsel, Sarah McNaughton told the court:
"This will be a difficult trial for everyone, and things may be more complicated than they first seem."
She said the girl's mother, who will appear as a witness, was also violent towards her children and that by cooperating with police, she had received a reduced sentence.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-29/murder-trial-told-tanilla-died-of-27blunt-trauma27/5053530
--- ah, the finger-pointing tactic! So classic.

ropeller: But then Ross has clearly contradicted his own lawyer..
Ross said the only thing he ever did was push Tanilla's head up to tell her to look at him.
He said when Tanilla had misbehaved, Deaves would sometimes make her do laps of the hallway.
But he denied Deaves was abusive.
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/11/05/dead-toddlers-bruises-falls-accused
Deaves had ''anger management issues'', the court heard, and had once told a friend she was incapable of feeling remorse. ''Unfortunately I'm different
because one of the conditions I have is, like, very little remorse. I will f---ing hurt you and I don't care,'' the 29-year-old allegedly told the friend.
The court also heard that Deaves eventually abandoned Mr Ross's version of what happened following a heated argument that was sparked when she lost his bong.
''We're finished! Do you understand?'' Mr Ross told Deaves during the stoush, part of which was picked up by a police phone tap.
''I thought it was in there,'' Deaves replies.
''I don't love you any more,'' he says.
Less than an hour later Deaves called police and told them she wanted to tell ''the truth''.
The trial continues.
Read more:
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/court-hea...aves-mother-20131113-2xgxe.html#ixzz2ka8I8eQo
--- More finger-pointing.. I'm betting his defence will use the bong incident to try to prove that Deaves is lying about Ross' abuse to get back at him. :vomit:
I notice, in the 000 call, Ross takes the phone and says Tanilla had fallen off something and was "black and blue" -- I bet that raised a few red flags right off the bat. It also shows what a moron Ross is.