Matthew Lee Williamson is being tried in court for the death of his
3-year-old daughter, Kyhesha-Lee, who died at his home in Brisbane after being
physically and sexually abused for a prolonged period.
Williamson has pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the Supreme Court in Brisbane, Australia, on the
basis that he failed to provide medical treatment for his daughter when he
found her body in March 2013.He has, however, denied abusing her physically or sexually and blames his housemate, Christopher Kent, for that.
The court gathered from the autopsy carried out on Kyhesha-Lee, that the
child died an agonizing death. In her final hours, she was left unable to move,
talk, eat or drink, according to paediatrician Professor Roy Kimble.
Kyhesha-Lee had been staying with her father who had a housemate when
she died. At the time her father discovered her dead body, the first thing he
did was ask his flatmate to hide the bong (shisha) before he called emergency
service.
The court has heard Kyhesha-Lee died of a perforated bowel after
physical and sexual abuse. It was also revealed that a large sex toy was used
on the girl, she was punched on the stomach and there was a photo of a naked
man with his penis draped over the little girl's shoulder. Williamson has
denied all the allegations.
Photos of the house where
the girl died shows that a rope had been used to lock her in a room for up to
19 hours a day because she spilled milk over the floor. She was abused so much
that she fell ill, bled from her vagina and even pleaded with her father that
she "didn't want any fingers up her bum anymore".
Despite her vomiting, showing bruising on her face, and leaving blood in
her nappies, Williamson told the court he didn't take Kyhesha-Lee to a doctor
because he was afraid to lose her to welfare.
"I didn't think
anything of it at the time," he told the court.
His housemate, Christopher Kent, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter last
year, has claimed Williamson did beat the girl.
The girl's mother, Danielle Joughin, was seen leaving the court in tears
and spoke to journalists, lamenting the abuse her daughter had to suffer. She
said that her ex-partner, Williamson, should be jailed with his flatmate.
“It’s hard to
comprehend really. No one helped her. It’s disgusting.”
The case was adjourned
till March
16 after his lawyer requested a report into whether a
"psychological abnormality" contributed to his behaviour. His
sentencing will resume afterwards.
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