Highland man denies murdering 23-day-old daughter
Last updated 5th Dec 2018
A Highland man has appeared in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow and denied murdering his 23-day-old baby daughter.
Thomas Haining, 20, of Grantown-on-Spey, is accused of repeatedly inflicting blunt force trauma to his daughter Mikayla's head and body by means to the prosecutor unknown at Mackay Road, Inverness.
It is alleged that he assaulted Mikayla Haining between the day she was born on May 17, last year, and the day she died - June 8, 2017.
No trial date was set.
Shelagh McCall QC, representing Haining, told the court that there was a problem obtaining expert medical witnesses for the defence.
She said: “There is a dearth of experts for this kind of case in Scotland and those there are have been snapped up by the Crown.”
The QC told the court that she has now instructed medical experts from London.
Judge Lady Rae continued the case until February 8, next year, at the High Court in Glasgow.
At trial diet is expected to be allocated then.