article_snippet.sent: Mr Pratt said Mr Pratt also claimed Juanila Smikle - Shanay'shurt Mr Pratt'.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Pratt described how in the hours before Mr Pratt death, Juanila Smikle - Shanay's was seen running from Smikle's home in Top Valley, Nottingham, barefoot and in Mr Pratt pyjamas.
article_snippet.sent: When asked by two schoolgirls playing nearby if Mr Pratt was alright, the youngster replied Mr Pratt wasn't because 'Mr Pratt nana and Mr Pratt auntie were being horrible to Mr Pratt'.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Pratt then sought refuge in a local convenience store, where Mr Pratt was collected by the pair - with Smikle allegedly saying 'I don't care if it hurts' when Mr Pratt grabbed Mr Pratt granddaughter by the arm.
article_snippet.sent: That was the last time Juanila Smikle - Shanay's was seen alive by anyone outside Mr Pratt family.
article_snippet.sent: Morris' had called Mr Pratt sibling in the early hours of July 31 last year to say Mr Pratt niece had been badly hurt after Mr Pratt fell down a flight of stairs.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Pratt said a 'highly emotional' Smikle arrived at the house a short time later, as did paramedics who noticed straight away that Juanila Smikle - Shanay's was cold and stiff.
article_snippet.sent: It was lie told to try to cover up the truth that Mr Pratt had subjected Mr Pratt niece, a child in Mr Pratt care, to a sustained, vicious and brutal beating. '
article_snippet.sent: Juanila Smikle - Shanay's had not simply fallen down the stairs - Mr Pratt
article_snippet.sent: had been the victim of sustained violence which caused Mr Pratt . '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Pratt denies murder and child cruelty against Juanila Smikle - Shanay's and one other child, who can't be named for legal reasons.
article_snippet.sent: Juanila Smikle denies child cruelty against Juanila Smikle - Shanay's and four other youngsters, none of whom can be named.