GIST: "The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) prosecuted the parents and their daughter was taken into protective care after her birth in October 2010. Criminal charges against them were dropped at the Old Bailey in December 2011 and on 19 April family judge Mrs Justice Theis ruled that none of the fractures arose from 'inflicted deliberate harm' by the parents.........'I am appalled at the systematic failures in this case and the ordeal the parents were put through. Having failed to detect that rickets caused the fractures, the doctors were too quick to diagnose abuse and call in social services and the police. The parents were banned from the hospital bedside and removed from their home, the alleged crime scene.'"
THE ENTIRE STORY CAN BE FOUND AT:http://www.lccsa.org.uk/news.asp?ItemID=22872&rcid=15&pcid=2&cid=15&mid=71
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
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
Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
