Shaken baby syndrome burst into the national spotlight in 1997, when a young British nanny was charged with murder. Twenty years later, the scientific debate about possible causes of the syndrome continue to shape child abuse cases today. Watch the companion pieces here:
This Doctor Discovered Shaking Baby Risk but Questions its Use in Convictions:
https://youtu.be/d3mfDdaWCBk
The Lawyer: https://youtu.be/1GcV2SGWwEs
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