JOHN O'TOOLE CASE: PART TWO; LOCAL PAPER'S INTERVIEW WITH JOHN O'TOOLE: LAWYER CALLS FOR REVIEW OF " SIMILAR SHAKING" CASES;

"THE 29-YEAR-OLD HAS ALWAYS TOLD THE POLICE HIS SON FELL FROM A SOFA ON TO THE FLOOR OF HIS LIVING ROOM;

BUT HOURS AFTER CAMERON'S DEATH HE WAS ARRESTED AND ACCUSED BY POLICE OF SHAKING THE CHILD SO VIOLENTLY THAT BLOOD VESSELS IN THE BRAIN RUPTURED;

SPEAKING EXCLUSIVELY TO THE CITIZEN JOHN SAID: "TO LOSE A CHILD IS THE WORSE NIGHTMARE FOR ANY PARENT. BUT TO THEN BE ACCUSED OF KILLING THE SON YOU LOVED SO MUCH IS JUST TO AWFUL FOR WORDS."

REPORTER SALLY MURRER: THE MILTON KEYNES CITIZEN;

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Reporter Sally Murrer's exclusive interview with John O'Toole, following the rendering of the not guilty verdict, ran in the Milton Keynes Citizen on Thursday June 11, 2009, under the heading: "dad finally cleared of his baby's death," and a sub-heading: "three years of hell for father accused of manslaughter;"

"A doting dad accused of killing his own baby son has told of his three years of hell to fight for the truth," the story began

"In a landmark victory John O'Toole was cleared Tuesday of the manslaughter of 11-month-old Cameron after the prosecutor admitted the little boy's death may have been an accident," it continued;

"The 29-year-old has always told the police his son fell from a sofa on to the floor of his living room;

But hours after Cameron's death he was arrested and accused by police of shaking the child so violently that blood vessels in the brain ruptured;

Speaking exclusively to the Citizen John said: "To lose a child is the worse nightmare for any parent. But to then be accused of killing the son you loved so much is just to awful for words.

Cameron, who died in 2006, showed no other signs of injury or abuse; He was, said John, a "happpy, lovable boy" who always had a cheeky grin;

He had ledt his son standing by the sofa while he went into the kitchen to get his bedtime bottle;

"When I got back in the lounge Cameron was on the floor semi-conscious. He must have climbed on the sofa and fallen."

The tot was rushed to hospital but his lfe support machine was switched off the following morning, said John, who's relationship with Cameron's mom crumbled under the strain.

The Tesco worker who lives in at Shenley Church End, was defended by Bletchley's Woodfines Solicitors. His lawyer David Endersby recruited an American expert in bio-mechanics to prove Cameron's fatal injury could have been caused by a short distance fall.

On Tuesday prosecutor Yvonne Coen QC told Luton Crown Court: The Crown is satsfied that there is now no longer a realistic prosect of a conviction and cannot exclude the possibility that this was an accident;"

Judge John Bevan QC ordered a not guilty verdict to be recorded;

Afterwards Mr. Endersby told the Citizen: "This is a ground-breaking case with far-reaching implications;"

"Any similar "shaking" cases should now be reviewed in the light of the advances made in the science of bio-mechanics," he added;

John said: "I've been through hell and back. I will always miss Cameron but now perhaps I can finally start to put the past behind me.""

Harold Levy...hlevy15@gmail.com;