A pathologist told a baby murder trial that the injuries on the victim would normally be found on road crash victims.

Dr Colin Smith, 42, one of Britain's top brain experts, analysed sections of four-month-old Abbie Jamieson's brain, and said that the same trauma he found there is also found in people who die after falling from a considerable height onto concrete.

He told prosecutor Lesley Shand QC that he had  also seen similar injury in the brains of  two cases he had been involved in where infants had been swung by the ankles and hit against a solid surface.

The jury was told that Abbie's brain was swollen and she had suffered a fracture to her skull and a large blood clot.

Craig Jamieson denies murdering his daughter at the family home, in Dumbarton Road, Glasgow, on February 8, 2008. The accused, 30, of Summerhill Place, Drumchapel, Glasgow,  has lodged a special defence of incrimination against Abbie's mother Nichola Haddock, 29.

Earlier the jury was shown bloodstained clothing found in a laundry basket at the home of a baby who later died.

Forensic scientist Carol Weston told the High Court in Glasgow how she found a  bloodstained bib, babygrow and sleeping bag during a search of the baby's home.

Mrs Weston, 35, said that she was called in by police to carry out a forensic examination and told the baby girl had died of severe abdominal and head injuries.

Mrs Weston told prosecutor Lesley Shand QC  that the blood was red and fresh.

She added that the blood staining on the bib was still wet. And said: "Even though I was wearing gloves I could tell it was sticky."

The jury was told that the bloodstaining was analysed and found to be a mixture of mucus, blood and vomit.

The blood matched the DNA profile of Abbie. The court was told it was a billion to one chance of the blood belonging to someone else.

Mrs Weston said her conclusion was that Abbie's blood had been deposited on the bib, babygrow and sleeping bag mixed with mucus and vomit.

She added: "She has vomited blood or blood has been expelled from her mouth or nose."

When cross-examined by defence QC Ronnie Watson Mrs Weston said she had examined the flat for fresh blood, but found nothing.

The court was told she also examined marks identified on the wall by scene examination officers  for signs of blood or hair and found nothing.

Jamieson is accused of murdering Abbie by inflicting blunt force trauma to her head and body by means unknown to the prosecutor.

He is also charged with assaulting Abbie to her severe injury on January 6, 2008 at their flat. He denies both charges.

The trial before temporary judge Alastair Stewart  QC continues.