As someone who has gone through the same thing as Keran but with the grace of God, the jury found innocent, I can truly understand the anquish that all sides have in this tragedy.
We must never forget that the Shepperds have lost a child, the most devastating thing any parent can go through.
However, the prosecution argument that if a baby has the 'triad' of injuries then foul-play has occurred is flawed. This current mechanism of prosecuting potentially innocent people just on the basis of medical opinion (not evidence) must stop. So called medical experts must try to stop being so blinkered in their views. Just as much as they say that 'common things happen commonly', then surely 'uncommon things can happen uncommonly'. Just because science / medicine cannot explain things doesn't mean that it hasn't occurred.
Let us hope that in the future, medico-legal 'experts' take a more open-minded approach as what they say in court can ruin innocent peoples and their families' lives.
Alan, Bristol,
As a carer of children, the day that the tragedy was unveiled I remember feeling disgusted at the news. Now I am appauled at my reaction to the case and also feel, having watched Panorama tonight, that there has been a miscarriage of justice for both families. We all tend to look at the facts put before us wether scientific or from pure comment made about someones character. Whilst the profession can be hard work it is also rewarding. I feel without a doubt that any adverse behaviour to one child would also have a detrimental affect on the other children emotionally. Had Keran been aggresive in such a way to Maeve the other children may have been frightened by this and would have been reluctant to enter in to her care each day. Maeve, even at 11 months would have been also. I also think having watched the report that there are more questions to be answered & previous evidence is inconclusive. For the sake of this little one and for Keran, this should be looked at again.
Melanie, Morpeth, Northumberland
I doubt we would see so many objections to this conviction if it were not for the - totally separate- Sally Clarke etc case. This shows the influence of the media in creating a 'controversy' to sell papers. When one story fizzles out, create another one. No evidence - scientific or otherwise - is perfect but we know it takes a lot of force to create the damage associated with SBS. Vaccines etc just do not explain it. I cannot believe the same people who questioned the evidence for not being robust are also saying Keran must be innocent because she 'seems such a nice person'. What an insult to the grieving parents.
brian, bucks,
All of the people that are having a bad say about Keran, they are completly wrong i must say.... Keran Henderson is a kind loving woman that as you can see and have probably heard has worked with children for a long time and would never do something as cruel as this!
As one woman has said as i have read through all of these reports, havent the judges or jurers or who-ever asked the children what they had seen on the day of the incident?
Well obviosly not! They should
James L, Iver Heath, Bucks, England
I have just spent my evening reading through the different newspaper reports on this truly sad story and even with the mixture of reporting arguing both sides, I am sure that there has been a miscarriage of justice for Keran and baby Maeve's family. There are so many unanswered questions and so many things pointing to other possibilities as to what could have happened. As they say, There but for the grace of god go I. Lets pray that none of us are ever in the unfortunate position to have our freedom taken away with such little evidence and I hope I never have to put my faith in our so called justice system when it is quite clearly all weighted in one direction. Good luck to Keran's family and friends, I hope that someone in authority sits up and takes notice. An overhaul of the British Justice system is long overdue in many areas and this highlights yet another.
Clare, Northants, Northants
Lack of professionalism & no integrity ,if any of the people supporting this woman, ie: protesting her innocence ,if it was your child you would expect the same sort of justice .
It's mainly the "Iver Heath Trinny & Suzanna Club " putting their five cents worth in .There is a house on the Slough road that has been turned into a freak show display showing support for this baby killer .How must the the Sheppard family feel having to still have to go about their daily routine when they are made to feel like the victims by a bunch of parochial inbreds .
Burt , Iver , Bucks
First and foremost it is a terrible tradegy what has happened, the loss of a baby's life. But there has to be some radical change in our laws in convicting innocent women in these circumstances. Emotions run high. How many more innocent women are going to be convicted of a similar crime only to be revoked and new evidence found some time later ?
I hope there is an early appeal for Keran - my sympathy goes to the Sheppards and also Keran's family too ........ I hope the family can eventually find some solace with whats hapened but I do believe in reading and listening to this case that unequivacably this woman is the victim of a set of circumstance that cannot be revoked but she is innocent
Joanne Cantor, London, UK
Re. the conviction of the childminder for shaking baby Maeve Shepperd,.. Some babies, whose parents were wrongly accused of harming them, had been prescribed the (now withdrawn) drug CISAPRIDE/PREPULSID to prevent vomiting. This contained benzene-related chemicals which could cause babies to suffer breathing problems, cot death or cardiac arrest. The BNF reference book which GPs prescribe from, lists 200 prescribed drugs as causing blood thinning & low blood counts. This can cause bruising & bleeding - which can falsely give symptoms of shaking a baby. All relevant cases of alleged harm should be
investigated to find if these infants were prescribed a
benzene-related medicine.
ann, Middx, United Kingdon
keran henderson would never do anything like this to any one....
SHE IS INNOCENT CANT YOU SEE!!
James .L., Iver Heath, England
Can this paper check pleaseeeeeeeee to see if this child received any vaccines in the days before this incident??
I do not have their address to check and would not disturb them, but it a chance and could bring justice.
I say this because it does happen to babies because of ingredients in vaccine.
But self professed experts are covering for pharmaceutical companies.
heck out thinktwice vaccines
Lilith Barrett, London., UK
As someone who has gone through the same thing as Keran but with the grace of God, the jury found innocent, I can truly understand the anquish that all sides have in this tragedy.
We must never forget that the Shepperds have lost a child, the most devastating thing any parent can go through.
However, the prosecution argument that if a baby has the 'triad' of injuries then foul-play has occurred is flawed. This current mechanism of prosecuting potentially innocent people just on the basis of medical opinion (not evidence) must stop. So called medical experts must try to stop being so blinkered in their views. Just as much as they say that 'common things happen commonly', then surely 'uncommon things can happen uncommonly'. Just because science / medicine cannot explain things doesn't mean that it hasn't occurred.
Let us hope that in the future, medico-legal 'experts' take a more open-minded approach as what they say in court can ruin innocent peoples and their families' lives.
Alan, Bristol,
As a carer of children, the day that the tragedy was unveiled I remember feeling disgusted at the news. Now I am appauled at my reaction to the case and also feel, having watched Panorama tonight, that there has been a miscarriage of justice for both families. We all tend to look at the facts put before us wether scientific or from pure comment made about someones character. Whilst the profession can be hard work it is also rewarding. I feel without a doubt that any adverse behaviour to one child would also have a detrimental affect on the other children emotionally. Had Keran been aggresive in such a way to Maeve the other children may have been frightened by this and would have been reluctant to enter in to her care each day. Maeve, even at 11 months would have been also. I also think having watched the report that there are more questions to be answered & previous evidence is inconclusive. For the sake of this little one and for Keran, this should be looked at again.
Melanie, Morpeth, Northumberland
I doubt we would see so many objections to this conviction if it were not for the - totally separate- Sally Clarke etc case. This shows the influence of the media in creating a 'controversy' to sell papers. When one story fizzles out, create another one. No evidence - scientific or otherwise - is perfect but we know it takes a lot of force to create the damage associated with SBS. Vaccines etc just do not explain it. I cannot believe the same people who questioned the evidence for not being robust are also saying Keran must be innocent because she 'seems such a nice person'. What an insult to the grieving parents.
brian, bucks,
All of the people that are having a bad say about Keran, they are completly wrong i must say.... Keran Henderson is a kind loving woman that as you can see and have probably heard has worked with children for a long time and would never do something as cruel as this!
As one woman has said as i have read through all of these reports, havent the judges or jurers or who-ever asked the children what they had seen on the day of the incident?
Well obviosly not! They should
James L, Iver Heath, Bucks, England
I have just spent my evening reading through the different newspaper reports on this truly sad story and even with the mixture of reporting arguing both sides, I am sure that there has been a miscarriage of justice for Keran and baby Maeve's family. There are so many unanswered questions and so many things pointing to other possibilities as to what could have happened. As they say, There but for the grace of god go I. Lets pray that none of us are ever in the unfortunate position to have our freedom taken away with such little evidence and I hope I never have to put my faith in our so called justice system when it is quite clearly all weighted in one direction. Good luck to Keran's family and friends, I hope that someone in authority sits up and takes notice. An overhaul of the British Justice system is long overdue in many areas and this highlights yet another.
Clare, Northants, Northants
Lack of professionalism & no integrity ,if any of the people supporting this woman, ie: protesting her innocence ,if it was your child you would expect the same sort of justice .
It's mainly the "Iver Heath Trinny & Suzanna Club " putting their five cents worth in .There is a house on the Slough road that has been turned into a freak show display showing support for this baby killer .How must the the Sheppard family feel having to still have to go about their daily routine when they are made to feel like the victims by a bunch of parochial inbreds .
Burt , Iver , Bucks
First and foremost it is a terrible tradegy what has happened, the loss of a baby's life. But there has to be some radical change in our laws in convicting innocent women in these circumstances. Emotions run high. How many more innocent women are going to be convicted of a similar crime only to be revoked and new evidence found some time later ?
I hope there is an early appeal for Keran - my sympathy goes to the Sheppards and also Keran's family too ........ I hope the family can eventually find some solace with whats hapened but I do believe in reading and listening to this case that unequivacably this woman is the victim of a set of circumstance that cannot be revoked but she is innocent
Joanne Cantor, London, UK
Re. the conviction of the childminder for shaking baby Maeve Shepperd,.. Some babies, whose parents were wrongly accused of harming them, had been prescribed the (now withdrawn) drug CISAPRIDE/PREPULSID to prevent vomiting. This contained benzene-related chemicals which could cause babies to suffer breathing problems, cot death or cardiac arrest. The BNF reference book which GPs prescribe from, lists 200 prescribed drugs as causing blood thinning & low blood counts. This can cause bruising & bleeding - which can falsely give symptoms of shaking a baby. All relevant cases of alleged harm should be
investigated to find if these infants were prescribed a
benzene-related medicine.
ann, Middx, United Kingdon
keran henderson would never do anything like this to any one....
SHE IS INNOCENT CANT YOU SEE!!
James .L., Iver Heath, England
Can this paper check pleaseeeeeeeee to see if this child received any vaccines in the days before this incident??
I do not have their address to check and would not disturb them, but it a chance and could bring justice.
I say this because it does happen to babies because of ingredients in vaccine.
But self professed experts are covering for pharmaceutical companies.
heck out thinktwice vaccines
Lilith Barrett, London., UK
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