![]() ![]() ![]() He said the case was independently peer reviewed by Ken Feldman of the paediatrics department at the University of Washington, who gave evidence for the prosecution. "We remain of the view that the diagnosis of non-accidental head injury was the correct diagnosis," he said. Patrick Kelly, Te Puaruruhau's clinical director, believes his staff got it right and rejects the need for a review. The child-protection staff stands by its diagnosis, Wall reports: Last week's coverage follows up on a 2010 Star-Times investigation, which "revealed concerns that the unit was acting like a police station, treating parents as guilty until proven innocent and mis-diagnosing accidental head injuries as assault." ![]() Quoted in the article with the pseudonym "David," the father describes his treatment by the staff at Starship Children's Health as "bloody awful." He is pushing for a review of how the Te Puaruruhau child-protection unit handles cases like his. Sunday Star-Times reporter Tony Wall writes about a stay-at-home father who was found innocent at trial of a shaking assault on his 4-month-old daughter, the younger of his two children: The defendant was toasted by incredulous jury members after the verdict at a nearby pub. A touching feature story out of New Zealand highlights the lack of communication between the two sides in the shaken baby debate. ![]()
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