Pathologist tells murder trial that physical assault is the 'only plausible explanation' for the death of man found at Leeds flat with over 100 injuries

Dr Michael Parsons gave evidence today at the trial of a man accused of murdering 32-year-old Daniel Jeffrey at the flat near to the Royal Armouries.

Flat owner James Macken, 32, denies murder over the discovery of Mr Jeffrey's body on April 13 last year.Dr Parsons, a Home Office forensic pathologist, told the jury he examined Mr Jeffrey's body following the incident.

The doctor said he had found 110 injuries to the head and body "at a conservative estimate."

The injuries included nine rib fractures thought to have been caused within 24 hours before Mr Jeffrey's death.

Mr Jeffrey had multiple wounds to his neck, forehead, chest, abdomen and limbs.

He had lost over a litre of blood internally caused by an injury to his spleen.

Dr Parson's said Mr Jeffrey suffered a cut to his leg which went down to his shin bone, causing a pool of blood on the carpet of the bedroom where the body was discovered.

The bedroom of the flat at Balmoral Place, Bowman Lane, Brewery Wharf, was described as being "messy".

Dr Parsons told the jury that most of Mr Jeffrey's body was on a mattress.

A part-full bottle of vodka, cleaning materials, broken glass and a damaged bedside cabinet were in the room.

The court has heard how Mr Jeffrey was an alcoholic.