The prospect of the matter of a man charged with allegedly killing his disabled daughter in the Hunter being resolved without going to trial is minimal, Newcastle district court has heard.
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The matter was mentioned in court before Judge Roy Ellis on Monday, when it was adjourned until later this week.
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The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, had his bail continued on Monday.
He was charged with manslaughter in February, 2014 - two and a half years after his nine-year-old daughter was found dead in her bed at Clarence Town.
The child lived with cerebral palsy and required 24-hour care.
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An inquest into her death held in 2013 heard the child died from a combination of internal injuries caused by a blunt force to the stomach.
The injuries included tears to her liver, diaphragm, oesophagus and small bowel.
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