Lack of experts leads to false charges over child deaths

Cot death mothers wrongly accused because of national shortage of pathologists trained in investigating circumstances

By Sophie Goodchild and Tom Matthews

29 June 2003

A national shortage of pathologists trained in investigating child deaths is leading to mothers being wrongly accused of murdering their babies, according to experts.

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