young dad accused of breaking a toddler's legs has been cleared of assaulting the tot - after blaming the child's injuries on her mum.
A jury found the charge against Connor Murray, 21, not proven - after hearing the mum was reported to police and social services over her treatment of the child.
His trial heard her own mother - the tot's grandmother - reported her to social services, while a neighbour called in cops after seeing her being slapped across the face.
Prosecutors claimed father-of-two Murray assaulted the youngster, who is not his daughter and can't be identified for legal reasons, when she was 22-months-old.
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