"“It is my view, sir, it most likely represents a human bite mark,” Dr Armour, told the jury. She said having looked at the photo, the mark on his body was a round, circular bruise, turning slightly purple and around 3.5cm in diameter."
"“The size, configuration, which means the shape, are all consistent with a human bite mark,” she said. Dr Armour also said she found other “most unusual” injuries she had never come across in her 39-year career as a consultant forensic pathologist."
"The photo was one of a series of videos and images found on the phone of the defendants, James Varley, 37, a former teacher accused of the murder of the baby and his partner, John McGowan-Fazakerley, 32, accused of allowing the death of the child with both accused of sexual abuse. During the four months Preston was under their adoption at their home in Blackpool, it is alleged he was routinely ill-treated, had indecent images and videos taken of him, and was sexually abused and physically assaulted."
A forensic pathologist told a jury that a darker mark on a 13-month-old’s right buttock most likely represented a human bite mark. The mark was described as a round, circular bruise that turned slightly purple and measured about 3.5 cm in diameter. The pathologist said the size and configuration, including shape, were consistent with a human bite mark. She also described other unusual injuries she had not previously encountered in her 39-year career. The images and videos were found on the phone of two defendants accused of murdering the child and sexually abusing him during an adoption period. The defendants denied all charges.
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