Trial begins of man accused of attempted murder of 11-month-old

A man has gone on trial accused of the attempted murder of an 11-month-old baby boy.

Ryan Devaney, 28, pleaded not guilty yesterday to a charge which alleges that he attacked the child, who cannot be named for legal reasons, on various occasions in the Dundee area in 2015.

Mr Devaney, of Provost Road, Dundee, appeared in the dock of court room number four at the High Court in Edinburgh on the first day of proceedings against him.

Fifteen members of the public were selected to serve on a jury and heard the contents of a legal document detailing a total of ten charges which have been brought against him by the Crown.

Prosecutors claim Devaney bit the infant and put a blanket over his head before pushing him on the body.

Prosecutors claim that Devaney’s action caused the child to fall to the ground.

He is also accused of shaking the little boy and inflicting blunt force trauma on him.

Devaney has pleaded not guilty to all charges and is represented by advocate Brian Mcconnachie QC.

The trial continues.