The accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm to his four-month-old infant daughter.
The Crown's case was based primarily on circumstantial evidence, including medical evidence of a skull fracture, four rib fractures, and a metatarsal fracture.
The accused initially provided a false explanation for the skull fracture (a fall from a change table) and later suggested to the child's mother that he may have caused injuries through a medical exercise.
The defence argued the Crown failed to prove exclusive opportunity and that the medical evidence could not establish when the injuries occurred.
The court found that while the accused did not have exclusive opportunity to cause the injuries, and while the evidence was circumstantial, there remained reasonable doubt as to guilt.
The accused was acquitted.
