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Defence expert admits never carrying out a post-mortem examination on an infant
Professor Peter Fleming, an expert on infant health, previously told the jury it was “exceedingly unlikely” baby Victoria died from the cold.
However, under cross examination,
he admitted he has never carried out a post-mortem examination on an infant.
Challenged by prosecutor Tom Little KC,
he said he is paediatrician and not a pathologist but insisted he had observed around 200 post-mortems.
Prosecutor Tom Little KC said: “You have carried out no post-mortem examinations?”
Professor Fleming replied: “I have attended and watched very closely hundreds of post-mortem examinations.”
Jurors are hearing the final pieces of evidence before retiring to consider verdicts next week
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