THE PSNI is to "take time to consider" whether a further investigation "is required" into the death of a 14-week-old baby who died from a brain injury.
Coroner Joe McCrisken ruled on Monday that Cárágh Walsh had died from a brain injury due to "violent shaking".
The young child died at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast two days after emergency services were called to her home at Glasvey Drive in the west of the city on February 5, 2014.
Her father, Christopher O’Neill, was cleared of her murder by a jury in 2017. He has always denied harming his daughter.
An inquest was carried out into Cárágh’s death last week.
Delivering his findings, Mr McCrisken found the cause of death had been hypoxic ischaemic necrosis due to cardio-respiratory arrest, cerebral oedema and spinal haemorrhage due to violent shaking.
"I am satisfied that violent shaking caused bilateral bleeds to Cárágh’s brain as well as severe retinal bleeding and bleeding around the optic nerve," he said.
"The subsequent lack of oxygen and blood flow cause cerebral oedema and irreversible brain damage".
Speaking following the findings, PSNI Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy said: "We will take time to consider the coroner's ruling and assess whether a further investigation is required".
