The grandma of two-year-old Isabelle Welsh, who was allegedly abused and murdered by her mum and her mum's partner, saw a bruise on the little girl's back just days before her death, Teesside Crown Court heard

Isabelle Rose Welsh had been 'violently assaulted' for weeks in the run-up to her death in September last year, Teesside Crown Court was told.

Mum Alexandra Walker, 25, and boyfriend Harrison Simpson, 22, are accused of sexually assaulting and murdering two-year-old Isabelle Welsh