A two-year-old boy was placed on the child protection register a month before his death, a court heard today.
Ethan Ives-Griffiths was described as being 'severely underweight and covered in bruises' when he was found injured at the family home on August 16, 2021.
The young boy was taken from his grandparents' house in Garden City, North Wales, to Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital but died from 'catastrophic' head injuries.
Michael Ives, 47, and Kerry Ives, 46, are on trial accused of murder, causing or allowing the death of a child and cruelty to a child - which they deny.
They blamed Ethan's mother, Shannon Ives, 28, but the prosecution said she was out of the room and not responsible for the fatal injuries.
