On the 911 call, Nick Flannery's voice was frantic as he tried to revive his infant son. "Come on, buddy," he pleaded with the 2-month-old, who had gone limp. "Come on, buddy. Breathe."
Nick, who was on paternity leave from his IT job, had been caring for his two boys while his wife, Felecia, was at a doctor's appointment. Not long before he called 911, on Sept. 7, 2023, his baby, Arlo, vomited while being given a bottle. Nick, who was cradling him, turned him over to ensure that he did not choke, then changed him into fresh clothes and put him in his bouncy seat. Suddenly, Arlo's eyes rolled back and his body stiffened. Then he went still.
Exonerations and new science continue to raise questions about shaken baby syndrome, a diagnosis that lives on under a different name: abusive head trauma. Critics say the name deflects scrutiny while leaving parents vulnerable to criminal charges. @pamelacolloff.bsky.social propub.li/4gzm8MD
-- ProPublica (@propublica.org) December 29, 2024 at 7:00 AM
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Many DA's offices in California will not touch potential charges of Shaken Baby Syndrome with a ten foot pole.
While the criminally indicted Texas AG is foaming at the mouth to execute the only person in the US on death row for what many consider a wrongful conviction of Shaken Baby Syndrome. www.texastribune.org
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