Overview
- The plea was entered on day four of proceedings at the Central Criminal Court, and the judge discharged the jury.
- Evidence from a child witness was read into the record immediately before the plea, and the defendant remains unnamed to protect that child.
- Doctors testified the boy was brought to hospital on March 13, 2021 with bruises from head to toe considered classic signs of physical abuse.
- State Pathologist Dr Heidi Okkers testified the child sustained head injuries from shaking and impact against a hard surface and liver lacerations likely from blunt-force blows.
- The woman had previously denied murder but admitted manslaughter before changing her plea during the trial.