The sibling of Daniel Pelka, who died after allegedly being starved to death, has told a court how the four-year-old had his head "bashed" in the bathroom.
The jury at Birmingham Crown Court was played a tape of evidence given by the child, whose age and gender cannot be published for legal reasons.
The prosecution claims Daniel died of head injuries after being subjected to a campaign of "incomprehensible" cruelty at the hands of his mother and stepfather.
Magdelena Luczak and her partner Mariusz Krezolek deny murder and causing or allowing Daniel's death.
During the interviews with police, the sibling claimed that Daniel hit his head on a bath after being pushed over.
Responding to questions from a female police officer, the witness said: "When Mariusz was too much drinking, my brother had a cold bath and I asked Mariusz to stop it.
"I got my brother from the bath and I pulled the plug out and I hugged him."
Asked by the police officer to give further details of the incident, the witness replied: "I was downstairs, I heard him screaming.
"I came upstairs and smashed Mariusz to stop it, and he stopped it.
"I got my brother from the bath and put a towel on him and hugged him."
The child said the last time they saw Daniel he was "sleeping in my bedroom" and they "tried to wake him up ... I listened to his heart ... I couldn't hear his heart ... it couldn't beat".
The child said they used to hide and cook food to give to Daniel "because he's not allowed to come down the stairs".
The court heard that the boy's bedroom "smelled disgusting" and the sibling said they had seen bruises on his legs.
The child said: "I love him and I didn't want him to be hurt."
Daniel, whose physical condition was likened by a doctor to that of a concentration camp victim, is alleged to have been deliberately starved over several months.
The primary school pupil was pronounced dead in the early hours of March 3 last year after paramedics were called to his home.
Krezolek, 33, and Luczak, 27, are alleged to have "imprisoned" Daniel in an upstairs room.
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