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Toddler murder trial: Man accused of tot s murder was very calm about her injuries
17 Mar, 2021 12:53 AM
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The mother of a Tauranga toddler who died from a traumatic brain injury says the man accused of her daughter s murder was very, very calm about her injuries. Adrian Colin Clancy, 39, who is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua, has pleaded not guilty to murdering 17-month-old Sadie-Leigh Gardner in Tauranga on March 27, 2019.
A trial by jury began in the High Court at Rotorua on Monday.
The jury has heard that Sadie-Leigh was taken to Tauranga Hospital in a critical condition after the Crown alleged Clancy violently assaulted her while in his sole care.