KAVANAGH, J.
On September 24, 2003, defendant's nine-week-old son was pronounced dead shortly after being brought to the hospital in an unconscious state with blood running from his nose. A postmortem examination revealed numerous bruises and abrasions, all of recent origin, on the child's face, left elbow, and lips. Also noted was a patterned injury consistent with a bite mark on the child's back and an acute tear of the frenulum.
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