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Stanley Murphy-Johns

Father accused of murdering his baby daughter lied to police about cannabis use

Canterbury Crown Court (Jennifer Cockerell/PA) - (PA Archive)

A father accused of killing his baby daughter has admitted lying to police about his cannabis use the night before causing her “catastrophic” injuries, a court heard.

Thomas Holford, 24, has denied murdering his daughter Everleigh Stroud, who died aged one after “excessive and severe” shaking led to brain and bone injuries when she was just five weeks old.

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