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| Murder accused babysitter 'lied' | Murder accused babysitter 'lied' |
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| A babysitter accused of murdering a toddler has told a court that she and the child's mother lied to doctors. | A babysitter accused of murdering a toddler has told a court that she and the child's mother lied to doctors. |
| Suzanne Holdsworth is alleged to have banged Kyle Fisher's head against a banister as shelooked after him at her then Hartlepool home in July 2004. | |
| Kyle, two, died in hospital of head injuries. Ms Holdsworth, 38, of Boggart Hill Drive, Leeds, denies murder. | Kyle, two, died in hospital of head injuries. Ms Holdsworth, 38, of Boggart Hill Drive, Leeds, denies murder. |
| She told Teeside Crown Court the child was left alone days before his death and lied to cover up for his mother. | She told Teeside Crown Court the child was left alone days before his death and lied to cover up for his mother. |
| The jury heard that on the night Ms Holdsworth had been babysitting for the toddler, who had lived in Troutpool Close, Hartlepool, he had fallen off a sofa. | The jury heard that on the night Ms Holdsworth had been babysitting for the toddler, who had lived in Troutpool Close, Hartlepool, he had fallen off a sofa. |
| She had splashed cold water on his head, but when he did not respond she called 999, the court heard. | She had splashed cold water on his head, but when he did not respond she called 999, the court heard. |
| Kyle Fisher's ventilator had to be switched off | Kyle Fisher's ventilator had to be switched off |
| Ms Holdsworth said she and the child's mother Clare Fisher, then 19, had decided not to tell doctors that he had been left on his own in the house on a previous occasion. | Ms Holdsworth said she and the child's mother Clare Fisher, then 19, had decided not to tell doctors that he had been left on his own in the house on a previous occasion. |
| Ms Holdsworth told the hearing: "It was something stupid. | Ms Holdsworth told the hearing: "It was something stupid. |
| "I admit it and I've paid for it." | "I admit it and I've paid for it." |
| Kyle suffered irreparable brain damage and his ventilator was switched off in hospital two days later. | Kyle suffered irreparable brain damage and his ventilator was switched off in hospital two days later. |
| The jury was told the hearing was a retrial, accounting for why the case was more than four years old. | The jury was told the hearing was a retrial, accounting for why the case was more than four years old. |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |