A BLOW with the force of a car collision is what likely killed two-year-old Natalie Nikie Alisyia Sallehan, a pathologist testified yesterday.

Following this testimony, the High Court ruled that the prosecution had made its case for murder against the infant's father.

Yesterday, Dr Teo Eng Swee told the court that it was likely a hard punch, kick or stomp that had caused a major vein in the toddler to rupture. This caused blood to collect inside her heart sac and prevent it from pumping.

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