Leo Ackley: Michigan; Bulletin; Retrial; Day 2: (Prosecution case); "WWMT calls it "another emotional day of testimony."..."The doctor who reviewed Baylee Stenman's case says she had been developing normally but there were changes, when defendant Leo Ackley came along, implying that Baylee was in a stressful environment. He says her eating habits changed, she was losing hair, and he says a child who had not been easy to bruise, was now bruising easily. He says he saw several highly suspicious bruises, including one on the neck. "You don't see injuries to either side of your voice box in a pattern like that accidentally, and I don't know of an activity that you do that would cause that," he said. The doctor says he was concerned, looking at the autopsy photos of Baylee's head, saying it appears she suffered a blow to the head against some kind of edged surface. "Bleeding in the backs of your eyes, in association with bleeding around your brain, in a circumstance where there's no reasonable explanation offered for that is 100% specific for abuse," the doctor said.Testimony will continue Thursday."

"It was another emotional day of testimony, as witnesses took the stand for the re-trial of a man accused of killing a three-year-old girl. In 2012, Leo Ackley was found guilty of child abuse and felony murder in the death of 3-year-old Baylee Stenman, his girlfriend's daughter. He was sentenced to life in prison. In 2015, the Michigan Supreme Court granted Ackley a new trial. We heard testimony from several witnesses, including Baylee Stenman's mother, Erica. The defense says Baylee's death was the result of an accidental fall, but the prosecution says this was no accident......... The doctor who reviewed Baylee Stenman's case says she had been developing normally but there were changes, when defendant Leo Ackley came along, implying that Baylee was in a stressful environment. He says her eating habits changed, she was losing hair, and he says a child who had not been easy to bruise, was now bruising easily. He says he saw several highly suspicious bruises, including one on the neck. "You don't see injuries to either side of your voice box in a pattern like that accidentally, and I don't know of an activity that you do that would cause that," he said. The doctor says he was concerned, looking at the autopsy photos of Baylee's head, saying it appears she suffered a blow to the head against some kind of edged surface. "Bleeding in the backs of your eyes, in association with bleeding around your brain, in a circumstance where there's no reasonable explanation offered for that is 100% specific for abuse," the doctor said. Testimony will continue Thursday."

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