A man cleared by a jury of killing his 20-month-old stepdaughter in a 'shaken baby syndrome' case probably did cause her death, a family judge ruled yesterday.
In the fuss over Roy Meadow, whose evidence incriminated Angela Cannings, the case of another medical courtroom specialist has gone unnoticed, says Clare Dyer.
The consultant paediatrician who has been the target of child abuse campaigners over many years has been cleared by the General Medical Council of all allegations relating to his research on newborn babies.