Independent doctors with expertise in child abuse reviewed the Robert Roberson case. They conclude his daughter died of abusive head trauma.

The controversial medical diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome can send parents to jail. What if the symptoms are caused by something else? Nick Flannery with his older son. Suspicions of abusive head ...

About five years ago, Nicole, a mother of two, had friends over for dinner while her husband, Sean, watched 3-year-old Courtney and 2-month-old Sarah. Fifteen minutes into dinner, Sean interrupted ...

The committee’s work came at a time when confidence was eroding in a diagnosis that the child protection community saw as vital to safeguarding children. The new name, abusive head trauma, was not ...

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The conviction of Robert Roberson in his daughter’s death is based on flawed “shaken baby” science. Her medical records prove ...

Blake Clark, 25, of Verona, has been charged with murder following the death of his nearly four-month-old son, Phoenix. Medical examinations revealed the infant suffered blunt force trauma to the ...

MIDFIELD, Ala. (WKRC) - A mother was taken into custody on Wednesday after her child reportedly sustained life-threatening injuries from shaken baby syndrome. According to WBRC, citing court docs, ...

Donna Phillips, 22, and Onesimus Skywater, 33, were charged with child abuse resulting in death on Wednesday, Sept. 10. Their ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A man was arrested and charged with injury to a child causing serious bodily injury after his girlfriend’s 13-month-old son was hospitalized with a fractured skull and severe ...

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