I’m really surprised at that question from the jury today. Baby F and L for me were 2 of the strongest cases. It has already been established that those 2 babies were poisoned with insulin IMO. The question seems to suggest that jurors are trying to work out the discrepancy about whether a second bag was poisoned, how blood glucose continued to fall whilst LL wasn’t on shift and possibly trying to rule out someone else having poisoned either or both babies.
It’s undisputed by the defence that these babies received synthetic insulin. It’s just a case of deciding if LL was the perpetrator IMO and establishing intent to kill, it would be known IMO by any nurse that administering insulin to a baby who’s blood glucose was already low would only cause the baby to deteriorate and likely die. IMO had the insulin been injected directly in one single dose the intent is slightly less obvious than what is alleged here. By poisoning the TPN bag, whoever did it knew that insulin would slowly and continuously drip into the child’s system throughout the day/night. One single dose given all at once would be more likely to successfully be rectified with dextrose than a slow and continuous administration over a period of hours. Each dextrose infusion would be counteracted by more insulin, leading to more likelihood of death.
Perhaps things are tense in the jury room with some jurors believing certain cases are solid and others believing the prosecution doesn’t have strong evidence. Baby F and L are 2 cases where we know harm was done intentionally to these babies. If they are only just debating the timings of blood glucose readings etc, perhaps they haven’t even moved onto intent to kill yet. I think it may be the first week in August before we see a verdict. I can’t see it being this week anyway.
All MOO
