Doctor Testifies in Nelson Trial on Infant’s Illness and Abuse Claims

A specialist children’s doctor testified in a trial regarding a mother accused of medically abusing her child, stating that despite extensive medical efforts, the reasons for the infant’s failure to thrive and poor health remain unclear. The case involved 26 clinic visits, 28 hospital admissions, 13 surgeries, 44 imaging tests, and over 1000 lab tests. The mother has denied all charges in the proceedings presided over by Justice Lisa Preston in the High Court at Nelson. The trial is characterized as a “complex medical case.”

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