FOG BLOG NB JUSTICE LOG: THE TRIAL OF JAMES TURPIN FOR THE DEATH OF KENNEDY CORRIGAN:

Toddler was in 'serious condition,' says paramedic in James Turpin manslaughter trialJames Turpin is on trial in Fredericton for manslaughter in the 2004 death of two-year-old Kennedy Corrigan...Two-year-old Kennedy Corrigan suffered a massive brain injury on April 2, 2004, and died a week later at the IWK Hospital in Halifax.

In his report, paramedic David Burtt wrote two-year-old Kennedy Corrigan's body was dry when he arrived at her home in Central Blissville for an emergency call 17 years ago. Then a few days later, the emergency medical technician told police in a written statement her hair might've been damp, but he's not sure. Burtt testified in the manslaughter trial of James Turpin, who is accused in the toddler's death. Turpin, who has already been found guilty once for Kennedy's death and successfully appealed the verdict, has claimed since 2004 the toddler died after falling and hitting her head in the bathtub. The toddler died April 2, 2004, after suffering a severe brain injury at her home in Central Blissville, about 30 kilometres southeast of Fredericton. "Our number one priority is treating the patient … we're in there to do our job," Burtt testified Tuesday. "We're not investigators." Burtt was working for the Queen-Sunbury West Ambulance Service at the time of the incident. When he arrived at Kennedy's home just before 9:30 a.m. that day, he noticed the toddler lying on a chair in nothing but her underwear. The toddler wasn't crying, which Burtt said was a bad sign. "A lot of times you're hoping to see a child crying and upset," Burtt said.