Wednesday 6 July 2022 08:03 AM Brendan Pallant stands trial for allegedly murdering toddler Jaidyn ... trends now
A 35-year-old man is facing a murder trial over the death of his girlfriend's toddler, with prosecutors alleging he hit the boy with a heavy table.
Stacie Saggers was still mourning her partner's death when she began a relationship with Brendan Pallant and asked him to move in with her days after being introduced.
But 24 days later Brendan Pallant, 35, allegedly fatally struck the Melbourne woman's toddler with a metal table while babysitting.
Stacie Saggers (left) began a relationship with Brendan Pallant, 35, just 24 days before he allegedly killed her two-year-old son Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao (right)
Jaidyn Gomes-Sebastiao, affectionately known as Snuffles, was just two years old when he died on September 2, 2019.
Pallant has pleaded not guilty to the boy's murder and is facing a trial in Victoria's Supreme Court.
Prosecutor Mark Gibson told the jury on Wednesday the 35-year-old was frustrated, angry and lost self-control when he allegedly entered the
