THE mother of an eight-month-old baby girl who sustained "highly suspicious" and "traumatic" injuries while in the care of her nanny has wept during a Sydney inquest, telling the coroner she just wants to know what happened.
Melissa Pagett told Glebe Coroners Court on Thursday her daughter Emily was a "very happy little baby" who completed their family.
Emily was found dead on the morning of October 25, 2004, in her home 20km north of the tiny community of Enngonia in the northwestern NSW.
She was found with multiple broken ribs and a haemorrhage to her neck but an exact cause of death has not been established.
She and her two siblings had been left in the care of their nanny, Shiralee Robinson, for three days prior to her death while her parents attended a wedding in Mudgee.
Several family members cried in court on Thursday as a video of Emily's short life was played, including footage of her as a newborn, having a bath and snuggling with her dad.
"I'd just like to know what happened," Ms Pagett said through her tears.
Counsel assisting the coroner, Mark Cahill, said the inquest had heard evidence that the bruising to Emily's neck and the rib fractures were "suggestive of an assault ... imposed by a third party".
He referred to evidence given by two experts, paediatrician Dr Paul Tait and forensic pathologist Professor Roger Byard, who agreed the pattern of the injuries was "very unusual".
"Both Professor Byard and Dr Tait expressed the view that the injuries are highly suspicious," Mr Cahill said.
The injuries also appeared to be more consistent with the level of force used by an adult, he added.
"Given the nature and constellation of the injuries and given their traumatic nature, there is a suggestion, but it's no more than a suggestion, that death was associated in some way with the inflicting of these injuries," he said.
However, Mr Cahill said this was "a possibility and nothing more".
The inquest heard Ms Robinson told police she put Emily to bed with a fresh nappy around 6pm the night before she died, and found her cold and not breathing around 8am the following morning.
Emily's nappy was clean and she appeared to have been dead for some time before emergency services arrived at the scene.
"The only persons who had access to Emily were Ms Robinson and (Emily's siblings)," Mr Cahill said.
Ms Robinson had no history of violence, abuse or neglect involving the care of infants and she had been well liked by the family, the inquest heard.
Deputy State Coroner Sharon Freund will deliver her findings on Friday.
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