WHEN a two-year-old boy turned up to his Sydney pre-school with bruises, his stepfather told the carers he'd had another fall in the shower.
The swollen bite marks around the little boy's elbow, he said, were self-inflicted.
But after the man left the pre-school that day in February 2008, staff found further disturbing signs of serious abuse.
The toddler had a bruise on his pelvic area, along with a large, fresh cut on his shoulder.
This was one of at least three occasions in 2006 and 2007 when the man had assaulted his stepson while he was in his sole care.
These attacks left the two-year-old with severe bruising, swelling and rash-like haemorrhaging to his head, face, neck and shoulders, and bleeding into his nappy.
His stepfather repeatedly lied to cover up the abuse.
And that was before he beat him to death.
The man, who cannot be named, is convicted of murdering his stepson on March 3, 2008, while caring for him alone at The Oaks on the outskirts of Sydney's southwest.
The 39-year-old was supposed to be looking after the boy while his mother was at TAFE.
He pleaded guilty in late 2013.
At a sentencing submissions hearing, crown prosecutor Chris Maxwell QC told the NSW Supreme Court the boy died from two savage blows - one to his stomach and another to his head.
The first tore his stomach wall and would have caused the two-year-old "enormous pain" that required urgent medical attention.
But the man failed to seek help after the attack.
An agreed statement of facts shows an autopsy determined the child was left in this state for perhaps hours before he was fatally hit on the head, causing a massive skull fracture and brain swelling.
"The defendant witnessed this suffering and then finally struck him in the head," Mr Maxwell said.
The autopsy stated the injuries could have only been caused by the infliction of grievous bodily harm.
Nevertheless, the man told police his stepson had fallen on concrete and had a pre-existing mental condition.
He said that hours later, after putting the toddler to bed, he went into his room and wiped some blood and vomit away from his mouth.
The two-year-old's father told the court the image of his son's cold, lifeless body haunted him.
His victim impact statement was read out by a support worker as the father left the court briefly in tears.
"My son was such a wonderful little boy," it said.
"When people ask me how I cope, I tell them, 'I have to'. But secretly, deep down, my heart has been broken beyond repair."
The convicted child killer will return to court next month.
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