BREAKING: Dad found not guilty of murdering two-week old baby daughter

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A dad accused of murdering his two-week-old baby daughter has been found not guilty by a jury. Darin Harvey, of Birch Road, Wardle, was accused of shaking his baby daughter Felicity-May Harvey at the home he shared with his fiancée and the baby's mother on Stirling Place, Heywood, on January 8, 2021.

The 26-year-old denied the offence. After days of deliberations the jury found Mr Harvey not guilty of murder, or of manslaughter.

During the two-week trial at Bolton Crown Court prosecutors alleged that Felicity had suffered ‘catastrophic’ injuries after being shaken with an ‘abusive level of force’. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community The prosecution, led by Tim Storrie KC, pointed to ‘inconsistent’ accounts Mr Harvey first gave to the police following his arrest in January 2021, compared to what he said to the jury at the trial.

The prosecution said he went to see Felicity soon after his fiancée, Heather Connolly, had left the property just after 2pm, shaking her after going to feed her.