Father charged with manslaughter after 2-year-old son dies from head injuries
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Up until his death, Leo had been receiving specialist in-patient and out-patient treatment for head injuries he sustained in December 2017 when he was just six weeks old. “Leo died at home, aged two, in February 2020, after receiving specialist in-patient and out-patient treatment for head injuries reported in December 2017 when he was six weeks old,” a spokesman for Sussex Police said. “The prosecution, authorised by the CPS, follows an investigation by officers from the West Sussex Safeguarding Investigations Unit.” Banks’ trial is due to take place later this year.
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