A TEENAGER accused of breaking her baby daughter’s leg broke down in tears as she was cleared yesterday.

Jade Collison, of Juniper Close, Banbury, was found not guilty of one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm after a four-day trial.

The 19-year-old also was also cleared of inflicting actual bodily harm on her daughter, who the Oxford Mail has chosen not to name.

A jury of 11 men and one woman reached a unanimous decision after about three hours of deliberating.

Doctors discovered the injury after the infant, then six months old, was taken to Banbury’s Horton Hospital on January 29.

Prosecutor Sam Mainds said the visit was because of two bruises on the side of her face, which her mother said were caused by a fall against her cot’s bars.

He said a doctor became suspicious when Miss Collison appeared to give different accounts of the incident and kept the infant in over night.

Mr Mainds said an X-ray revealed the child had a fracture that was several days old.

He alleged both injuries were caused by Miss Collison, but yesterday she was found not guilty and walked free from court.

During her trial she told the jury the break must have been caused when her then boyfriend Ashley Dening stepped on the baby while getting out of bed.

Robin Griffiths, defending, asked: “When did you become aware of what had happened?”

Miss Collison replied: “I heard Ashley say ‘oh s***’ and then (my daughter) started to cry. It was like a screaming cry.”

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