The mother and father of a baby who died after being shaken have denied killing the child, despite police believing that one of them did.

Key points:

• Both parents of the baby deny they were responsible for her death
• The inquest was earlier told the baby had been “severely shaken”
• A police officer said “a child was not responsible” for her injuries

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The pair, who have now separated, were giving evidence at a Perth inquest into the death of the five-month-old girl in May 2019.

The baby, who had been born premature, died after suffering a catastrophic brain injury.

Medical experts at Perth Children’s Hospital determined the cause was shaking, and found there were other earlier injuries, including fractures.

The mother, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the Coroner’s Court she didn’t harm her baby, and didn’t see her husband do it.

Giving evidence with the assistance of an interpreter, the mother said she was always gentle with her children.

“I’m very patient with my kids,” she told the court on Friday.