May 2026: Thirlwall Inquiry report delayed to at least September 2026 · six-baby inquests relisted to 2027 · CCRC review active · Shoo Lee Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.
Outcome: Survived
Gestation: Preterm
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Unspecified act.
Method alleged: Unspecified — the Crown did not settle on a mechanism.
Prosecution experts: Dr Dewi Evans; Dr Sandie Bohin.
Panel: no medical evidence of deliberate harm.
No fatal outcome — no post-mortem. The clinical record documents a single deterioration event without specific findings of any proposed mechanism. The Crown did not commit to a specific mechanism on this count; the case was effectively a shift-cluster attribution. Non-specific preterm-instability findings are the dominant pattern in the record. Apnoeic events, transient bradycardia, and cardiovascular instability are routine in preterm NICU practice and were documented in Baby J's record at baseline as well as at the deterioration event.
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