I could never understand why Roy Meadows was not struck off, never mind allowed to keep the title of "Professor."

My condolences to all her family.

Penny McCulloch, Coventry, UK

I havent been able to get this case out of my mind since I heard of Sally Clark's death. I only have a tiny percentage of knowing what she felt like, for I was found guilty of a crime I never committed, and when one KNOWS they are innocent, and all the legal eagles fail miserably at their defence, it is the most dreadful feeling in the world. To suffer imprisonment on top of the death of her two babies is a torture too heartbreaking to contemplate... but the so-called experts have torn a family apart, their attitudes have caused Sally's death, she was an attractive young woman with everything to live for, yet typical of the age we live in, her life and those who loved her, have been ruined by "experts".. I pray to God to give Sally's family the love and strength to get through this ordeal...stay strong, NEVER give up, dont be bitter, for if you sucumb they have won!!!...AGAIN!! My heart goes out to you all, I feel so dreadfully ashamed of our country's legal system!

Jacqui, Manchester, UNITED KINGDOM

My god, it is so sad. Will the liars and accusers ever be brought to book?
Our judicial system does not work. This is proof positive.
My sincere condolences to Sally's loved one's.

sarah, liverpool ,

The other pathologist at the trial, Dr Alan Williams, must have also contributed to the anguish of this family. I hope he is examining his conscience regarding the evidence which he seemingly chose not to submit. Why does he continue to practice?

Wendy, Lancashire, UK

The Times Report is wrong on two counts. It was not said that Sally was an "alcoholic" at the Trial. The Judge disallowed that as there was no evidence and irrelevant.
Stephen was not accused "after Sally's release" rather he was accused before the Trial by an expert who the GMC found guilty of serious professional misconduct.

Similarly, the two correspondents who persist to make allegations should be aware that the now discredited Pathologist who initially said that has also been found guilty of serious professional misconduct. Self perpetuating myths therefore against someone no longer able to defend herself.

Jason Baille, Ringwood, UK

Regardless of what the pathologist says, I'm sure most people will feel that Sally Clark actually died of a broken heart; and I agree with those correspondents who say that this tragic end to such a terrible saga is made even worse by the fact that Professor Sir Roy Meadows has never apologised for his simplistic statistical error which must have been a major factor in the jury's guilty decision. I also think the comments on this posting by Clinton Napier and Manju Mathews are disgraceful and insensitive and I'm surprised that the Times Online editor has allowed them to stand.

Colin Shearman, London,

No doubt, if & when compensation for this gross injustice is awarded, the family will be subject to a claim by the state for board & lodgings whilst being imprisoned - this despite the legal process not complying with disclosure rules and relying on their so called 'expert witnesses' My prayers are with the family & loved ones of Sally.

D. Wright, bexhill-on-sea, east sussex

Like most, unfamiliar with the case, but surely less a specific conspiracy or fiscal corruption of experts than a general susceptibility of thinking people to moral crusades? Neuropathic in origin, general in outcome.

Andrew Boughton, Sydney, Australia

I know little of medical matters, and not a lot more about judicial process, but it seems that this was a tragedy caused by our system.
The CPS so often backs off presenting a big case that we've all already heard about, that when they do go ahead there is perhaps a presumption of guilt from the start - that the CPS must know they're on 'a winner'.
If you add expert witness to that, as in "I am John Smith, I hold every qualification in this matter known to mankind, and what I say is final", which jury is going to contradict him?
I doubt Sir Roy Meadow had any axe to grind, but his professional standing and his theory convinced at the time, Heaven help us!
To Clinton NZ, - to which of the two(2) babies are you referring? - has it occurred to you that frantic efforts to revive a small child might cause apparent damage? Luckily, I have never had to try.

Mike Medina, St. Albans , England

Statistical claims giving a probability of one in a bazillion should be banned in court. Inevitably the jury hears them as a probability that the accused is guilty. In this case the hypothesis was suggested by the data, so even had Prof. Meadows' calculation been correct it would have been irrelevant. You don't say whether Sally Clark committed suicide or died suddenly. If the latter, it is telling evidence that there is some genetic defect in her family and she was innocent.

Malcolm McLean, Bradford, UK

I have friends who lost a child to cot death. Fortunately for them he was in hospital at the time. These deaths do occur when the child is not just with the mother. However when it happens in other circumstances far more effort is made to discover the cause. As no-one can accuse the mother of murder the cases get less publicity.

Child deaths need to be investigated more gently and more thoroughly. It is a total disgrace than Meadows has never apologised for what he did.

wendy, seaton,

I wonder if the egregious Dr Roy Meadows is losing any sleep tonight?

Tom MacFarlane, Blackpool, UK

Do any "experts" in sudden infant deaths ever examine Office for National Statistics [ONS] data, and if not, why not?

There are 620 electoral wards in London [City of London counted as one ward] and sixty-nine of them had zero infant deaths during the three-year period 2003 to 2005.

Thirty-eight of the London wards had average infant mortality rates of 11.0 per 1,000 live births or above during the same three-year period, and I doubt if any of the contributors to this article knows whether they live in a ward where the rate is zero, or as high as 19.1 infant deaths per 1,000 live births.

More information at www.ukhr.org

Michael Ryan, Shrewsbury, UK

I fear there will be the usual politically correct advances to attend the lady's funeral by those in the justice system and associated fields.
May I suggest that those in anyway related to her conviction respect the family and allow them to grieve privately and eventually with friends.
It can be so typical of those with some conscience to try and absolve it by gate-crashing such events.
As a mother,nurse and christian I deplore the way seemingly caring services can in such an overwhelming way destroy a person.

Ann Pearse, Houghton, New York, USA

I know what a complicated and hair splitting business a medical negligence case is. The decision is so extremely important to all parties. Laymen like us have not seen the evidence and can not really guess what the truth was in this case, except that it is clear that this poor woman was treated badly all the way through, The law has decided she did NOT kill her babies, but even if she had, she should have received treatment, not sent to jail and treated as a murdress, as clearly nobody in their right mind would do such a thing. It is also clear that if Meadows concealed evidence then there is just no excuse. Just none, whatever the law says. So I think members of the pubilc, who may be affected by work he has done in the past, are entitled from an explanation from the GMC as to why he was reinstated. Also I wonder why there is no legal redress against him. Does anyone know?

jenny, london,

What has happened to Sally Clarke and her husband is one of those nightmares which the rest of us would wake up from but Sally had to live it for 11 years and for Steve and their son it continues . This is just so sad.

Claudia, tunbridge wells,

Had both of Sally Clark's dead sons received the DTP vaccination?

Michael Ryan, Shrewsbury, UK

A heinous miscarriage of justice.All the so called 'professionals' i.e. police,cps,'expert' witnesses and the machinery of the state, involved in persecuting this lady should be reprimanded most severely,but I expect that the usual calls for "lessons to be learnt' will be made,as they have been every time this sort of event has occurred, stretching back many years.And of course nothing will happen until the next case hits the headlines and goes through the same process,and repeat calls for 'lessons to be learnt' etc....etc.

Josh Martin, Oxford,

Her baby had subdural bleeding and retinal haemorrhages. Infection does not cause retinal haemorrhages. Non-accidental injury does. A different Home Office pathologist stated that there was plenty of evidence that her baby had been murdered. She successfully appealed because of poor process. Has anyone considered the possibility that the guilt of what she did contributed to her death?

Clinton, Napier, New Zealand

It should be possible to sue the pants off the judges who are behind this kind of travesty of justice. The rule should be clear: You imprison an innocent person - you go to jail and you lose whatever you have.

Victor, Berlin, Germany

our thoughts are with sally's family at this extremley hard time. what happened to her should never of happened!! we just hope she is a peace now!!

zoe, lincolnshire,

The truth not published, what are you afraid of?

J Flynn, Perth, Scotland

CPS and Meadows need to reflect on their conduct at the time, especially when they chose to conceal adverse expert opinion and some crucial evidence to achieve convicting during first trial. Very very sad. I hope she is not at peace and with her kids. I hope her husband finds the strength to carry on and live his life. It is very hard not to feel angry at Meadows.

Prabhat, UK,

Many state organisations spent a fortune on the investigation, prosecution, imprisonment and appeals of Sally Clark and other wrongly accused mothers. No financial compensation could possible make up for their ordeals, but why, after their vindication, was so little support and assistance provided for them?

Convicted prisoners at the end of their term get far more support than people freed after wrongful convictions

David Hitchin, Seaford, UK

Cot death in my opinion is a convienient term to hide murder. There are lot of common themes in these deaths.1.deaths always occurs in the presence of the mothers and never in the presence of other family members.2.the other siblings who have been taken away seem to be fine and not showing any signs of illness,if statistics were to be blamd for Dr.meadows being in the dock,the risk of the third child dying should be even greater!healthy term babies simply dont just drop dead.They usually show some signs of illness however subtle

manju mathews, wrexham, uk

Prosecution and Defence teams pick expert witnesses from those who have proved 'sympathetic' in the past and whom they know how to work with. Experts then fall into those who work for one side or the other, identify with that team and then come to have a fiduciary interest in the success of either the defence or prosecution.
Experts should be chosen by the court and assigned to one side or other at random.

Robert, London,

Meadow got off almost scot free; thanks to judge Collins(former solicitor) initially. What chance of justice to people when experts behave so badly and the punishment for such conduct is almost negligible. More than in the criminal justice system, within the civil system, unproffessional and arguably corrupt experts(mostly medical) are rife; they know full well that about 95% of cases are settled before trial and if at all a very few will bother chasing thier distorted and biased opinions once the case is closed.

In memory of Sally Clark, I hope someone would start a serious campaign to publicly identify and prosecute corrupt experts whether they're in the civil or criminal arena. There are so many untold injustices caused by corrupt experts and those who collude with them in the legal system.Enough is enough.

Annabel Holmes, Nottingham, UK

Dreadful case: Sally Clark was effectively killed by "experts" and an apology for a system of justice. Meadow was reinstated and enjoying his high salary. An innocent woman is dead.

Gerry, exeter, devon uk

Had we the death penalty then all in the article would have been put to death by the state.
All proponents start with the attitude "it could never be me" look at the people involved here, surely it could never have been them.
My heart goes out to the family.

Ken.Wyatt, Todmorden, UK

Prosecutors know the strength of their evidence and they would have known the truth about the 'expert evidence' in the case. I can't recall the prosecution team apologising for their bullying harrassment of this poor woman. I doubt that any of them were ever required to face any disciplinary procedures, let alone a prosecution for their deceit and misuse of powers. Their incompetence has disgraced the system which the public trusted them to operate. Their high profile public preening to tell us what a great job their now doing makes my stomach turn. Who is going to answer for this woman's death?

Richard Brady, Kiev, Ukraine

Perhaps those who stand in courtrooms as 'expert witnesses' will now chose their words and make their judgements more carefully. People can be quick to condemn, anxious to find a reason or a perpetrator for sudden deaths, especially in infants. Some things will remain a mystery until research sheds light on the matter and trying to pin blame on somebody can result in suffering that we can scarcely imagine. What happened to Sally Clark was the systematic distruction of an innocent wife and mother by the relentless British law machine.

nicola millson, Greyton, South Africa

I am deeply saddened this morning at the death of Sally Clark and my heart goes out to her husband, son and all the family. It is incomprehensible to imagine what they have all suffered and so unnecessarily. It's a tragedy. May God continue to give Steve the strength that he has shown throughout to cope and carry on his life. I feel devastated for you all.

Claire Phillips, Pewsey, England

Neither Meadows nor Southall were properly or adequately punished for their role in this affair. Yet another victory for "the system". Disgraceful.

Hrothgar, Schaumburg, USA

I was devastated when I heard this tragic news. I'm reading her book now and am coming to the end of it, this makes everything sadder and more poignant. My heart goes out to her husband Steve (what an amazingly strong man) and their young son, for all they've been through. I hope they can be strong for each other.
My sincere condolescences to all the family.

Stephanie Cecil, Chichester, England

Sally's story tore my heart. What a dity? No woman would want to kill her own kids unless she was sick or pressed to do it. Being a solicitor herself, she knows the law well and she had to suffer till her death. Three years in jail would have been like a hell for her and even when she was released she would not have had peace. The time spent in jail would have haunt her. I appreciate her husband who had stood by her like a 'rock', as she has said in2003. Those who had miscarried the judgement will definitely suffer in silence. I hope her husband will cope and carry on his life. Their third son will definitely miss his mother and no one can replace his moher. May god bless these souls.

Vimalah Nair, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

How did Meadows suddenly spring into the role of Sudden Infant Death (SID) expert? For years he was king of the childhood enuresis (bed wetting) experts. What has SID to do with this?

Perhaps the knighthood went to his head and he became an expert on everything.

Shirley, London,

As a mother of four I can only begin to imagine what it must be like to have your children taken away from you. Reading this article I have a tear in my eye and feel angry at the gross injustice Sally suffered. It's a disgrace in this day and age that police, experts and the judicial service can get away with this and it leaves all of us with children, living in constant fear that one day, any of us (God help us) could be in Sally's position. Something needs to be done. My heart goes out to Sally's family.

Mrs A. Todd, Leicestershire, U.k

The fact that Meadows was recently reinstated was probably more than she could bear. I agree with the above comments about him.

The arrogance of the medical profession led to the state-sponsored torture which no doubt contributed to Sally Clark's death.

What a tragedy for Sally Clark, not to mention Angela Cannings, Trupti Patel and many others we don't hear about. We should be as loud as possible in our condemnation of the awful injustice done to these women and their families, and do everything we can to make sure it never happens again.

Seasider, Seahaven,

I just don't know what to say. our law system and the people who operate it are more corrupt than the people they hold judgement over.
Power corrupts and it is we the ordinary man and woman who suffer the consequences.
This corruption starts from the top downwards and our leaders and to an extent our royal family have the responsibility for it's continuence.
When will we get the leadership and honesty we deserve?
My sincerest condolences to the family.

Arthur Hewitt, Dundee, Angus

i think the way we judge on whta we see is dispicable. i remember reading the story and thinking how could she,, well thats it isnt it ,, surely befor we judge convict and condem maybe we should search and search every possibility a mothers love is all consumeing as is a mothers pain this poor women has never greivd for her children had to put up with other people spitting and shouting at her and it dosnt stop there.. when sally and stephens son grows up that child will be grately affected by his family taken away . how are we meant to trust our justice system, prisons full they say ????? drink drivers rapist are let out tagged but a mother who has never broken the law and har children die and the cause is based on the so called experts has her life taken away explain that ,,, why stephen , a message for you ,, you have to be sally as well show ur son the love that sally had i feel bitter and its not my life. your an amazeing man that other men should learn from your son is v,lucky x

kelly clark, colchester, england

I can't remember whether Sally Clark's trial was held in camera, but one of the prime causes of injustice in child-harm cases - secret trials and presumption of guilt - remains firmly in place.
Roy Meadow, of course, has since been re-instated.

Ken Leyland, Liverpool, U.K.

Which civilised country is Michael Rigby referring to? Not even the corruption of banana republics is matched by the power of the 'old boy' network here.Astonishingly Meadows is not only free, (as,as far as I know, is Alan Williams the prosecution 'expert' who withheld relevant evidence)he was reinstated by his 'chums'. And when are we going to hold the Crown Prosecution Service to account for its manifold catastrophes. When will we see lawyers being charged with 'Prosecution without due care and attention'. with jail sentences for their criminal carelessness.

eric, harrogate, uk

Angry..angry...angry. Let down by the DPS who allowed the prosecution to be brought on flimsy evidence. Let down by her defence team who failed to discredit the insidious Meadows when he plucked 73,000,000 to1 from the air which was just an opinion, and most of all let down by the Judge who allowed "experts"to change their evidence during the trial. Not to mention the evidence which never got to court, evidence which would have cleared her.
Yes, things have changed somewhat since then, but what a price to pay for progress.

Harry Gaffney, Riga, Latvia.

Yes, her ordeal must have been horrendous. I wish the rest of her family all the happiness possible for the future - they have had enough trauma to deal with.

It just goes to show that the legal system relies too much on facts and figures sometimes. I am sure, these cases will be looked at with more healthy common sense and intuition in future.

Kim Domnick, Torquay, UK

What a terrible tragedy. The authorities should hold there heads in shame for what they put sally and her family through

Suzanne Reeves, Norwich Norfolk, United Kingdom

Only those who have been the suject of false allegations in the way that Sally Clark was will understand the indescribable and massive impact that this has on ones life. Unfortunately the legacy of Prof. Sir Roy Meadow lives on in the form of official guidance jointly issues by the Dept. of Health, Home Office and Dept. for Eduction and Employment (Safeguarding Children in Whom Illness is Fabriacted or Induced). This guidance is leading to widespread miscarriages of justice. It must be withdrawn.

Simon Brown, Ormskirk, England

The prosecution pathologist, Alan Williams, could have saved this poor woman from much of her ordeal if he had disclosed all the evidence in his possession. Not the first time, of course, that "forensic" opinion has turned out to be baloney - remember Dr Frank Skuse? If not Google him.

M O'Neill, Belfast, UK

How terribly sad. I hope she's at peace.

Mark, Hong Kong,

An incredibly sad turn of events. The courts should take so called 'expert' evidence with a pinch of salt.

Chanaka Jayawardhena, Leicester, UK

Meadows should be tried before a court.

jonathan lowenstein, London, UK

What happened to this lady was a bloody disgrace to a civilized country.Meadow should be locked up.The Police were totally incompetent as usual.Very very sad.

Michael Rigby, Blackburn, England

I remember reading Sally's book when it was serialised in The Times. I send my sincere condolences to Sally's family and wish them and her son all the very best.

JJ, Hong Kong,

It is all so awful!
As a lawyer, I cannot even comprehend that her being a lawyer didn't prevent such injustice.
What chance have non-lawyers?
In desperation,

John, Florianopolis, Brazil