Deceased
Israel Bodean Brenssell-Rimene
Demographics
0y, male
Date of death
2015-07-13
Finding date
2019-07-04
Cause of death
unascertained
AI-generated summary
An 11-month-old boy died at Hamilton Hospital after presenting in cardiac arrest with multiple injuries sustained over weeks. Despite exhaustive post-mortem investigation, the medical cause of death remains unascertained, though aspiration of gastric contents was excluded as primary cause. The coroner found the injuries were not accidental but deliberately inflicted, likely by the recently cohabiting male partner who was the primary carer. The coroner could not definitively establish causation due to limited direct evidence but concluded on the balance of probabilities the partner was involved. Key clinical lessons: recognition of inflicted injuries in infants despite absence of obvious acute trauma, careful history-taking regarding injury mechanisms, and awareness that subdural haematomas, metaphyseal fractures and oral frenulum injuries in infants warrant serious safeguarding concerns.
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