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Sundae · 11-13-2009, 08:30 AM

OI came up in a fairly recent case where Sally Clarke was jailed for killing two of her babies. It was eventually proved that the babies were not abused, but were OI sufferers (using family history and photographs as Mrs Clarke was not herself a sufferer, only a carrier).

She served over three years in prison while the wheels of justice slowly turned, but sadly died four years after her release at the age of 42.

The jury admitted the deciding point in the trial was the evidence of Professor Sir Roy Meadows, who stated that the chances of two babies dying natural, unexplained deaths in an affluent family like the Clarks were 73m to one.

The only good point from this tragic affair is that the medical community are now far more aware of OI and the symptoms it presents.

11-13-2009, 08:30 AM	#23
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	OI came up in a fairly recent case where Sally Clarke was jailed for killing two of her babies. It was eventually proved that the babies were not abused, but were OI sufferers (using family history and photographs as Mrs Clarke was not herself a sufferer, only a carrier). She served over three years in prison while the wheels of justice slowly turned, but sadly died four years after her release at the age of 42. The jury admitted the deciding point in the trial was the evidence of Professor Sir Roy Meadows, who stated that the chances of two babies dying natural, unexplained deaths in an affluent family like the Clarks were 73m to one. The only good point from this tragic affair is that the medical community are now far more aware of OI and the symptoms it presents. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac