Overview
- A jury was sworn at Teesside Crown Court this week and the multi‑week trial opened with prosecutor Richard Wright KC outlining the case against Alexandra Walker and Harrison Simpson.
- Prosecutors tell jurors a post‑mortem and specialist exams found fractures to 21 bones, widespread bruising and injuries consistent with sexual assault that they say accumulated over weeks.
- Paramedics found Isabelle unresponsive at the foot of the stairs on September 13, 2025, and she died in hospital in the early hours of September 14 after suffering a massive skull and brain injury, the court heard.
- The prosecution has shown CCTV from the home plus hospital records to jurors, and says staff raised child‑protection concerns after a fractured leg was treated on September 2 but Isabelle was discharged back to her mother.
- Both defendants deny all charges, remain in custody, and the trial will test forensic, medical and CCTV evidence while prompting questions about how health and social services responded to earlier signs of harm.