内容摘要：Paul says: "I think there were multiple release events by owners whose other option was to have the cats destroyed.

Paul says: "I think there were multiple release events by owners whose other option was to have the cats destroyed.

A post-mortem examination gave Lexi's cause of death as bleeding to the brain, caused by a non-accidental traumatic event such as someone "shaking her violently",Giving evidence in her defence, Ms Wilband told jurors she had not shaken Lexi before her death or previously, and did not know how she had sustained those injuries.

David Aubrey KC, representing Ms Wilband, asked her if she had shaken Lexi before 12 April 2020, and whether she had shaken her on the day of her fatal injuries.She replied "no" to both questions.She insisted she had not done anything that could have caused Lexi's head to shake and had not seen Mr Wheeler shake her daughter.

Ms Wilband described how, at the time, she had been in a relationship with Wheeler for about three years, with Lexi conceived by another man in early 2019, when they had separated for a few months. They were described in court as being regular cocaine users.Jurors heard she faked a DNA test during her pregnancy, stating Mr Wheeler was "100%" the father of her then unborn child.

Lexi was born on 30 November 2019 and a genuine DNA test found Mr Wheeler was not biologically related, the court was told.

Giving evidence, Ms Wilband admitted faking the document, adding: "I wanted him to be Lexi's dad. I regretted it from the get-go."Beavers could be released into Loch Beinn a Mheadhoin next spring if Scottish government agency NatureScot grants a licence.

Legal releases of beavers have already taken place in Knapdale in Argyll and parts of the Cairngorms National Park in the Highlands.FLS and its project partner, conservation charity Trees for Life, said they had carried out two years of consultation with local communities and land managers.

Euan Wiseman, FLS north region planning manager, said: "Over the years we have built up good working relationships with the local Affric communities so it was important that we took the time to fully engage with everyone on this issue."He added: "We have now put appropriate measures in place that have enabled us to make a formal application to NatureScot for a release licence."