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Rough or inappropriate handling of an infant
Keith Rix 156

Rough or inappropriate handling of an infant

byKeith Rix

 

Commentary

As in many family cases, the issue here was the cause of the child’s injuries. It includes a distinction to be made between handling in hospital, such as holding of wrists for blood to be drawn, application of masks to assist breathing and holding of head still, to what would be expected in a normal domestic setting. It illustrates how a CMV infection complicated the court’s analysis of the evidence.

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