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| Bessbrook toddler: Man remanded on attempted murder charge | Bessbrook toddler: Man remanded on attempted murder charge |
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| A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the attempted murder of a two-year-old child in County Armagh. | A 24-year-old man has been remanded in custody charged with the attempted murder of a two-year-old child in County Armagh. |
| The child was discovered in a "lifeless" condition outside her home in Bessbrook on Sunday. Police officers who had been in the area gave CPR. | |
| The girl had suffered a fractured skull and remains in a critical condition in hospital. | The girl had suffered a fractured skull and remains in a critical condition in hospital. |
| Darren Eamon Fegan, with an address in Craigavon, denies the charge. | Darren Eamon Fegan, with an address in Craigavon, denies the charge. |
| Det Insp Keith Gawley told Banbridge Magistrates Court, sitting in Newry, that he had consulted a neurology expert. | Det Insp Keith Gawley told Banbridge Magistrates Court, sitting in Newry, that he had consulted a neurology expert. |
| He said: "The skull was so badly fractured that it would be a blunt trauma injury and that was all that he was prepared to say at that time." | He said: "The skull was so badly fractured that it would be a blunt trauma injury and that was all that he was prepared to say at that time." |
| The court heard that the toddler's mother had told the police officers that the accused had punched her daughter. | The court heard that the toddler's mother had told the police officers that the accused had punched her daughter. |
| However, Mr Fegan claimed, during eight interviews with police, that the child's mother fell from the fifth stair at a house while holding the girl. | However, Mr Fegan claimed, during eight interviews with police, that the child's mother fell from the fifth stair at a house while holding the girl. |
| He claimed the child's mother had been drinking and taking drugs all day. | He claimed the child's mother had been drinking and taking drugs all day. |
| The senior officer accused him of lying and changing his story. | The senior officer accused him of lying and changing his story. |
| The accused will appear in court again in four weeks time. | The accused will appear in court again in four weeks time. |