It was the story that broke Australia’s hearts.
The horrific tale of Darcy Atkinson, the two-year-old boy admitted to hospital after a day out paddle boarding and Peter Atkinson, the father who sat at his dying son’s side, never truly knowing what happened.
Shocking new images have been released by Mr. Atkinson this week, bringing Darcy’s story back into the national spotlight.
The above photo is just one of several gruesome images that reveal the true extent of the bruising suffered.
Mr. Atkinson was told his son had suffered a series of terrible accidents.
In his first interview with about his son’s death, Mr Atkinson told the Express Advocate, the extent to which he still struggles with his son’s death.
“I saw the huge bruises on Darcy’s head,” Mr Atkinson said.
“He had bruises all over him. It broke my heart.”
The inquest was told that the day before his death Darcy was in the care of his mother’s friend Adam Taylor and that they had been paddle boarding when the injuries occurred.
According to Mr Taylor, Darcy fell in the lagoon, hitting his head on a board and later jumping into a pool.
He later died of brain injuries at Westmead hospital. It was also recorded that he had ingested water.