Lies, Deception and the Doctor Who Trapped Me ; As Disgraced Professor Southall Faces Further Charges, One Mother Reveals the Emotional Toll of His Tyranny

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THE cunning ploy to entrap Justine Durkin and prove that she was a potential child murderer began with a phone call. "Justine," said the consultant paediatrician at the other end of the line, his voice caring but grim, "I'm afraid tests show your daughter might have a life-threatening disorder. You need to bring her in for 24-hour monitoring.

I've booked a bed."

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Lies, Deception and the Doctor Who Trapped Me ; As Disgraced Professor Southall Faces Further Charges, One Mother Reveals the Emotional Toll of His Tyranny

At that moment, the world of Justine Durkin, then a bubbly 23- year-old mother, imploded. Weeping uncontrollably, she packed her bags and headed into the hands of the doctors she hoped could save her sickly two-year-old daughter, Rosemary, who suffered from various unexplained ailments, including violent nocturnal coughing fits.

Waiting for her at the hospital was the eminent and then highly regarded consultant paediatrician, Professor David Southall....

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