Shaken Baby Syndrome Convictions
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- Molly HayesThe Globe and Mail
- Paola LoriggioToronto Star
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Jennifer Gaskin was found guilty of manslaughter in 2002 in the death of her 2 1/2-month-old son Joseph after two medical experts testified the newborn had died as a result of shaken baby syndrome — a term largely abandoned later as the science behind the diagnosis was increasingly questioned.
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“As of today, the original expert evidence supporting the conviction of the appellant at trial has been wholly undermined and placed in grave doubt,” Ms. Nakelsky summarized in the Crown’s written arguments.
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- 28 Sep
Jennifer Gaskin was found guilty of manslaughter in 2002 in the death of her 2 1/2-month-old son Joseph after two medical experts testified the newborn had died as a result of shaken baby syndrome — a term largely abandoned later as the science behind the diagnosis was increasingly questioned.
- 29 Sep
Significant concerns about that medical evidence emerged years later as the province examined shaken-baby cases from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s, and Gaskin’s legal team eventually retained three more experts to look over the file.
Coverage 5 articles
- 29 Sep Ontario woman convicted of killing her baby in 2002 acquitted amid new medical research
CBC 
29 Sep Ontario mom cleared of 'miscarriage of justice' in baby's 1999 death. Her manslaugher conviction based on 'discredited' shaken baby syndrome
Toronto Star
29 Sep Ontario woman appeals conviction in infant son’s death based on new medical evidence
Global News
28 Sep 'I never shook him': Woman asks court to quash 2002 conviction in infant son's death
Toronto Star
28 Sep Woman convicted of manslaughter in shaken-baby case hopes to clear her name
The Globe and Mail
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