Though they were suspicious of the injuries, each emergency responder maintained that Ciccone was visibly shaken, attentive to the child’s emergency care and fully cooperative during the process.

In court, Ciccone, who is not the boy’s father, occasionally whispered to his attorney, Allan Cruikshank, but otherwise listened intently to the testimony.

When Assistant District Attorney Kristy Sprague later displayed photos of the limp boy at the hospital, Ciccone repeatedly wiped his eyes and peered downward until the photos were removed.

Hospital personnel later took the stand and detailed the many procedures the boy underwent at the hospital, including the X-rays that revealed a femur fracture.

One nurse reported the boy’s mother said the facial bruises were the result of a “recent fall” while another nurse testified that the young mother indicated they were from a walker accident.

The infant has since recovered and remains in Facteau’s custody.

She has yet to testify during the trial, which is expected to run through next week.

Prosecution testimony will resume Thursday morning.

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