Baby appeal.A pathologist acting as a defence witness for a man convicted of shaking a baby has told an appeal that similar symptoms can occur by bouncing an infant on its mother's knee. Prof Helen Whitwell is giving evidence on behalf of Michael Faulder who was sentenced to two-and-a-half years after being convicted of assault causing grievous bodily harm grievous bodily harm Noun Criminal law serious injury caused by one person to another Noun 1. grievous bodily harm - street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate to a seven-week-old boy in 1999. The Gateshead father had claimed the injuries to the baby were caused when he accidentally dropped him. Faulder is one of four people challenging their convictions on the basis of new scientific research. The appeal could determine how cases of "shaken baby syndrome Shaken Baby Syndrome Definition Shaken baby syndrome (SBS) is a collective term for the internal head injuries a baby or young child sustains from being violently shaken. " are handled in the future. |
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