Overview
- Several parents jailed over the deaths of their babies are launching appeals that question the reliability of Professor David Mangham’s expert evidence.
- Mangham, 62, referred himself to the General Medical Council after a High Court judge rejected his findings of non‑accidental rib fractures in a case involving a 21‑month‑old girl.
- Laura Langley was acquitted in 2024 after independent experts said her infant’s rib injuries were consistent with hospital CPR rather than abuse.
- In the case of Muritala Olaiya‑Imam, the Court of Appeal permitted a second review and Professor Tony Freemont found wrist damage did not meet criteria for a fracture, and he is also examining evidence in Abigail Palmer’s conviction.
- Police forces have asked Freemont to recheck roughly 20 of Mangham’s cases as the CPS says it will consider disclosing judicial criticisms where his opinion is in issue, and The Times reports his lab received at least £1.1 million from police while some forces continue to rely on his testimony.