R v FEW (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1771

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: R v FEW (No 2) [2013] NSWSC 1771 Hearing dates: 8-11/10/2013; 14-16/10/2013; 21-25/10/2013; 29/10-1/11/2013 Decision date: 08 November 2013 Before: Fullerton J Decision: Not guilty verdict Catchwords: CRIMINAL LAW - judge alone trial - murder - child victim Legislation Cited: Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 Criminal Procedure Act 1986 Cases Cited: Edwards v R [1993] HCA 63; 178 CLR 193 R v FEW [2013] NSWSC 1486 Shepherd v R [1990] HCA 56 HCA; 170 CLR 573 Texts Cited: - Agrawal S et al, "Prevalence of Retinal Haemorrhages in Critically Ill Children" (2012) 129(6) Pediatrics - Chadwick DL et al, "Annual Risk of Death Resulting From Short Falls Among Young Children: Less Than 1 in 1 Million" (2008) 121(6) Pediatrics 1213-1224 - Ehsani JP et al, "The Role of Epidemiology in Determining If a Simple Short Fall Can Cause fatal Head Injury in an Infant" (2010) 31(3) The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 287-298 - Loyd AM, "Studies of the Human Head from Neonate to Adult: An Inertial, Geometrical and Structural Analysis with Comparisons to the ATD Head" (2011) PhD Thesis, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, North Carolina, USA - Plunkett J, "Fatal Pediatric Head Injuries Caused by Short-Distance Falls" (2001) 22(1) The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 1-12 - Reiber G, "Fatal Falls in Childhood: How Far Must Children Fall to Sustain Fatal Head Injury?" (1993) 14(3) The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 201-207 - Viano DC and Parenteau CS, "Analysis of Head Impacts Causing Neck Compression Injury (2008) 9 Traffic Injury Prevention 144-152 Category: Principal judgment Parties: The Crown FEW (Accused) Representation: Counsel: J McLennan (Crown) D Yehia SC/C Feiner (Accused) Solicitors: Solicitor for Public Prosecutions (Crown) Blair Criminal Lawyers (Accused) File Number(s): 2011/247992 Publication restriction: Non-publication order on the names of the victim, the victim's mother and the accused.