Comparative experience with pediatric pathology and miscarriages of justice

Manock was qualified, and the indeterminate roles of the qualifying body—The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA)—the Medical Board, the Coroner, and the criminal justice system in the checks and balances, the supervision, and the overseeing of forensic pathologists. [...] Manock took action in the courts, arguing that this was tantamount to a constructive dismissal of him as he had been appointed as the head of the department.9 The IMVS responded by saying that his title as director was more of a courtesy title, and was not meant to convey that he was the department head. [...] Manock.25 The following discussion is based on the Coroner’s Finding, the transcript of evidence before the Coroner, the report of Dr. [...] He took the view that a hairline fracture of the eleventh rib may have been explained by the fall on the way to the ambulance. [...] Sean denied the abuse; however, he could not explain what the Coroner called the “horrific injuries” to the baby, or the bite-mark on the baby’s face.45 The Coroner said that when Joshua had been previously admitted to hospital, one had to conclude either that the bruising was not noticed, or that the notes were not acted upon.