GIST: "Because no one witnessed Maria getting hurt, attorneys on both sides relied heavily on often conflicting and always complex testimony from pathologists, brain experts, even a professor emeritus of physics. The state said Maria suffered from bleeding in the brain, swelling of the brain and bleeding in the eyes. Lawyers disagreed sharply on what all that testimony meant. For the state, Pinellas-Pasco Medical Examiner Jon Thogmartin testified that Marie died from "blunt head trauma," and that it was a homicide. Dr. Sally Smith of the Pinellas County Child Protection Team said, "It was not accidental, it was an abusive injury." But doctors called by the defense said they saw clotting that indicated the brain bleeding began several days before Maria ever came to the day care. Then Thogmartin, called back by the state, said clots like the one they described could occur in patients who already have severe injuries. And generally such clots "don't kill the person, they are secondary."
THE ENTIRE ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND AT:
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/criminal/jury-about-to-get-case-of-palm-harbor-day-care-owner-accused-of-killing/1215388
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog; hlevy15@gmail.com;
