A two-year-old boy allegedly killed by his grandparents had a bleed on the brain caused by 'repeated assaults' and was 'probably going to die' despite efforts to save him, a court heard today.
Dr Jayaratnam Jayamohan told Mold Crown Court, north Wales, that Ethan Ives-Griffiths, two, had been 'desperately ill' when he was rushed to Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool, on August 14, 2021.
Providing a report on the brain injuries Ethan suffered, Dr Jayamohan said the toddler had been in a coma and required emergency surgery for a bleed on the brain after being subject to 'repeated assaults' which left him with 'traumatic' injuries.
The doctor said that Ethan had potentially sustained both 'an impact to the right side of the head or a shaking injury' which left medics believing he was likely to die despite their attempts to save him.
Dr Jayamohan added: 'This was a very hopeful operation. He was probably going to die but he's a young boy so we will always try. Everything was stacked against him by this point.'
