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BABY DEATH

Dad, 20, ‘murdered three-week-old daughter by battering her to death at their home’

It’s alleged that Thomas Haining 'repeatedly inflicted blunt force trauma' to little Mikayla Haining's head and body

Police at the flat in Mackay Road, Inverness, where they have been investigating the sudden death of three-week-old baby Mikayla Haining

A DAD has been accused of murdering his three-week-old daughter by battering her to death at home.

Thomas Haining, 20, is alleged to have repeatedly inflicted blunt force trauma to little Mikayla Haining's head and body, leaving her so severely injured that she died.

 Police at the flat in Mackay Road, Inverness, where they have been investigating the sudden death of three-week-old baby Mikayla Haining
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Police at the flat in Mackay Road, Inverness, where they have been investigating the sudden death of three-week-old baby Mikayla HainingCredit: Northpix

He is accused of murdering the baby at her home in Mackay Road, Inverness, last year.

The alleged offences happened between the day she was born on May 17, 2017, and June 8, 2017 when she died.

He denies murdering Mikayla.

 A policeman stands guard outside the flat
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A policeman stands guard outside the flatCredit: Northpix

Defending Haining, Shelagh McCall QC entered a not guilty plea on his behalf when he appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow on Wednesday.

Lady Rae adjourned the case until February.


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