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Diagnosing Murder: Episode 2: The Science

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Doctors and lawyers can't come to a consensus on the science of shaken baby syndrome 50 years after it was first proposed as a theory. Does shaking a baby actually lead to the brain damage seen in historical and current cases? And why has the argument become so heated that some describe it as a war?  

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Diagnosing Murder: Episode 2: The Science

Liar, Liar: Melissa Caddick and the Missing Millions

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