1 May 2019
R v GRAY [2019] NZHC 941
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 941
- Court
- High Court
The judge accepted the medical evidence that the totality and pattern of injuries (severe multi‑layer retinal haemorrhages, diffuse subdural/subarachnoid haemorrhage with hypoxic brain injury, multiple posterior rib fractures and metaphyseal long‑bone fractures, some healing) could only be explained by repeated, forceful acceleration/deceleration and severe squeezing consistent with inflicted injury; medical experts excluded overlay, suffocation, CPR and osteogenesis imperfecta as sufficient explanations; the specific intent element was satisfied because the injuries were a certain or near‑ce…