Overview

• Josh Ives told the Mold Crown Court he was punched, slapped and occasionally hit with a belt by his parents until he was about 10 years old.
• Aaron Moss testified that he heard Shannon Ives tell Ethan to “shut up and go back to bed” and once heard a thud suggesting the toddler was forced back into his cot.
• Prosecutors presented medical experts and CCTV footage showing Ethan was severely underweight and suffered catastrophic head injuries when he collapsed at his grandparents’ home in August 2021.
• Michael and Kerry Ives deny murder, causing or allowing the death of a child and cruelty to a person under 16, and Shannon Ives denies causing or allowing Ethan’s death and cruelty.
• The prosecution argues the grandparents’ history of physical discipline underscores a pattern of abuse that led to the toddler’s fatal injuries, and the trial continues at Mold Crown Court.