Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Jane Turner, a forensic pathologist, says her views on the "absolute" certainty of shaken baby syndrome have evolved over the ...

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 ...

Chelsea F.'s baby, Teddy (both pseudonyms used at the family's request), was born with serious genetic problems—heart defects, breathing issues, and brain abnormalities. But when Chelsea rushed the ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed with the lower courts in finding that expert testimony on the diagnosis of abusive head trauma, known as shaken baby syndrome, isn’t scientifically reliable.

Chelsea F.’s baby, Teddy (both pseudonyms used at the family’s request), was born with serious genetic problems — heart defects, breathing issues and brain abnormalities. Yet when Chelsea rushed the 5 ...

The court found that prosecutors did not prove general acceptance in the medical and biomechanical communities that shaking alone causes the syndrome's symptoms. This ruling impacts two Middlesex ...

TRENTON - The state Supreme Court ruled 6-1 that expert testimony about shaken-baby syndrome is scientifically unreliable and inadmissible in court. The majority on the high court ruled on Nov. 20 to ...

Brian Wharton, the chief detective of a small police force in East Texas, had seen his share of tragedies on the job, but he had never handled a case like Robert Roberson’s: In January 2002, Roberson, ...

A growing number of medical experts and law enforcement officials are reversing testimony that put parents behind bars. But they face an uphill battle. Brian Wharton, the chief detective of a small ...