Suspected doctor in court after three years for attempted murder of her baby

Babysitter 24 of 11 families arrested for child abuse also

Why the doctor would have wanted to harm her babies should become clear next week. She may suffer from ‘Münchausen syndrome by proxy’, a psychological disorder in which parents want to harm their child. However, experts say that they can only judge this if the woman is declared guilty. This is remarkable, because any disorder affects the sentence imposed and the final verdict.

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