A Texas man could become the first person convicted of murder in the US to be sentenced to death Shaken Baby Syndrome – Also known as abusive head trauma. Fifty-seven-year-old Robert Roberson will be given a lethal injection this weekend for the 2002 murder of his two-year-old daughter, Nikki Curtis.

According to news reports, Roberson is proclaiming his innocence. At the same time, his lawyers, Texas lawmakers and medical experts do not deny that head and other injuries caused by child abuse are real. But the defense argues that the conviction was based on flawed and now outdated scientific evidence. They say new evidence shows that Curtis died from complications related to severe pneumonia.

But prosecutors say Roberson’s new evidence does not refute their case that Curtis died from injuries inflicted by his father. Roberson’s scheduled execution has reignited debate over shaken baby syndrome – a leading cause of fatal head injuries in children under the age of two.

What is Shaken Baby Syndrome?,

In medical terms, shaken baby syndrome is severe child abuse that happens to a person holding the baby hard shakes themAccording to experts, this condition causes swelling, bruising and bleeding in the child’s brain and can lead to brain damage, lifelong disability and even death. This usually happens when the caregiver becomes frustrated when the baby does not stop crying.

Because babies’ heads are so large and heavy in proportion to the rest of their bodies, when they are shaken – their brains bounce back and forth on the sides of their skulls, causing bleeding in their brains or behind their eyes. Is.

According to doctors, shaken baby syndrome can be caused by even just a five-second shaking. The resulting injuries lead to brain damage, permanent disability, and death. According to the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome, there are approximately 1,300 cases of shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma each year in the US.

Critics allege that whenever several symptoms such as bleeding around the brain, swelling in the brain and bleeding in the eyes are seen, doctors focus on the conclusion of child abuse due to shaken baby syndrome. Critics also say that doctors generally do not consider that naturally occurring diseases, such as decompression and pneumonia, caused by head injuries can mimic head injuries.

Signs and symptoms

If a child is traumatized, you may notice the following symptoms:

• not smiling
• extremely irritable
• vomit
• breathlessness
• laziness
• pale or blue skin
• a raised soft spot on the top of their head
• inability to lift one’s head
• dilated pupils
• shocks
• Coma

What do US courts say about shaken baby syndrome?

In recent years, courts across the country, including California, Ohio, Massachusetts and Michigan, have overturned convictions or dropped charges centered on shaken baby syndrome. Most focus on new tests after finding scientific advances related to diagnosis.

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