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The infamous Meadows Law was used - which was used to convict Sally Clark of the murder of 2 of her children.
Meadow's law - Wikipedia
He believed that if the chances of a child dying from cot death was 1 in 8500, then the chances of 2 dying were 1 in 8500 x 1 in 8500 - which was extremely unlikely and so the chances are they weren't cot deaths so it must have been murder.
Except if you have a rare genetic disease, this means that it's much more likely to have a child die of the same rare disease in a family if they have the same genes.
It turns out that Kathleen carries a rare genetic variation known as CALM2-G114R. It suggested there was a high chance the deaths were natural.
This should not have happened. Even if the actual cause was not known, it was known that a rare genetic disease is unlikely in the general population but if you have it, then it is likely in your children.
20 years in jail for being wrongfully convicted of killing 4 of your children.