Coroner's Finding: de-identified XY

10y · Male·catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds

A 10-month-old child died from catastrophic brain injury with multiple brain bleeds inflicted by their mother's boyfriend during an episode of care at home. The perpetrator violently shook the infant, thrust his finger into the child's mouth causing palatal injury, and threw them into a cot. This case highlights the vulnerability of infants in out-of-home care settings and the importance of safeguarding arrangements. While primarily a criminal matter rather than a medical/clinical failure case, it underscores the need for healthcare providers to maintain awareness of non-accidental injury presentation in paediatric patients and to support child protection processes when suspicious injuries are identified.