Bulletin: Sandra Higgins: UK: Shaken Baby Syndrome; Jury in trial of childminder retires to consider verdict; "On March 28th, Ms Higgins brought the child to Cavan General Hospital - where she presented with a brain bleed, detached retina and fractured ribs. Prosecutors told jurors that this was a classic case of shaken baby syndrome. But expert witnesses for the defence countered that the evidence was more suggestive of a head trauma, and could have been the re-activation of an old injury." News Talk.

A jury in the trial of a certified child minder, accused of assaulting a 10-month-old baby in her care, has begun its deliberations. Sandra Higgins from The Beeches, Drumgola Woods in Cavan town denies intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the child in March 2012. The eight men and four women of the jury began considering a verdict at the Circuit Criminal Court shortly after 10am this morning, returning briefly with two enquiries for the judge before midday. They raised questions about pages in a notebook kept by Ms Higgins that tracked the behaviour and activities of the baby girl, as well as any incidents. During the trial, it heard that the victim's mother became concerned that some of the entries in the diary had been changed or added by Ms Higgins. On March 28th, Ms Higgins brought the child to Cavan General Hospital - where she presented with a brain bleed, detached retina and fractured ribs. Prosecutors told jurors that this was a classic case of shaken baby syndrome. But expert witnesses for the defence countered that the evidence was more suggestive of a head trauma, and could have been the re-activation of an old injury.
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