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I was concerned that the picture ilustrating this item (based on an
article in Archives of Diseases in Childhood)was a photograph of Sally
Clark and under it the legend was "...found guilty of murdering her two
children...". I realise that as a matter of fact that is correct,
nevertheless this mother has always maintained that she did not kill these
children, and she has been working towards an appeal against the
conviction on grounds of fresh evidence.
A picture of this kind seemed to me quite superfluous - a photo of the
community paediatrician Richard Wilson would have done just as well if it
was really necessary to "break up the text". I am certainly not
underrating the importance of the Archive article but you should have been
more aware of the hurtful effect on Sally Clark and her family: there is
after all a young son to be considered as well.
Yours sincerely
P Jane Grubb MB.,ChB.
PS I have only just seen the current BMJ and Roy Meadows article but this
does not invalidate my comment.
Comment on picture
I was concerned that the picture ilustrating this item (based on an
article in Archives of Diseases in Childhood)was a photograph of Sally
Clark and under it the legend was "...found guilty of murdering her two
children...". I realise that as a matter of fact that is correct,
nevertheless this mother has always maintained that she did not kill these
children, and she has been working towards an appeal against the
conviction on grounds of fresh evidence.
A picture of this kind seemed to me quite superfluous - a photo of the
community paediatrician Richard Wilson would have done just as well if it
was really necessary to "break up the text". I am certainly not
underrating the importance of the Archive article but you should have been
more aware of the hurtful effect on Sally Clark and her family: there is
after all a young son to be considered as well.
Yours sincerely
P Jane Grubb MB.,ChB.
PS I have only just seen the current BMJ and Roy Meadows article but this
does not invalidate my comment.
Competing interests: No competing interests