Trupti Patel lost three babies to sudden infant death. Then she was accused of murdering them. In 2003, this British pharmacist stood trial at Reading Crown Court, her fate resting on testimony from Professor Sir Roy Meadow - the same expert whose flawed evidence had helped convict Sally Clark. But when Trupti's 80-year-old grandmother travelled from India to testify about five infant deaths in her own family, the case began to unravel. This episode examines the dangerous theory known as Meadow's Law, the systematic failures in investigating sudden infant deaths, and how one trial helped expose a pattern of wrongful accusations against grieving mothers…
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*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode contains distressing themes, including infant death.
This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton.
Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Three Meters by Stephen Keech
Pursuit Of Wonder by Caleb Etheridge
Road To Nowhere by Caleb Etheridge
The Recovery by CJ0
Artisan Craft by Cody Martin
Beat The System by Cody Martin
Charlie by Cody Martin
Defender Trials by Cody Martin
Depth Of Loss by Cody Martin
Every Life Matters by Cody Martin
Half Empty by Cody Martin
Leviathan by Cody Martin
Nightlock by Cody Martin
Fable by Stephen Keech
It Comes In Waves by Stephen Keech
Mountain by Stephen Keech
Paths Of Glory by Stephen Keech
Sussex by Stephen Keech
The Part Where It Begins by Stephen Keech
Quiet Desperation Part 2 by JCar
High Anxiety by Phillip Mount
Introspection by Shimmer
A Most Unusual Discovery by Wicked Cinema
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DOCUMENTS
R v Sally Clark
R v Angela Cannings
R v Donna Anthony
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