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    Sir Roy Meadow, a prominent pediatrician, was struck off the medical register by the General Medical Council (GMC) for serious professional misconduct related to his expert testimony in the 1999 trial of Sally Clark. The GMC found Sir Roy's statistical evidence claiming the probability of two unexplained cot deaths in one family was 73 million to one was misleading. Sally Clark's conviction for murdering her two sons was later overturned. Families of other women wrongly convicted based on Sir Roy's testimony welcomed the decision, though he retains respect among pediatricians.

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    Sir Roy Meadow, a prominent pediatrician, was struck off the medical register by the General Medical Council (GMC) for serious professional misconduct related to his expert testimony in the 1999 trial of Sally Clark. The GMC found Sir Roy's statistical evidence claiming the probability of two unexplained cot deaths in one family was 73 million to one was misleading. Sally Clark's conviction for murdering her two sons was later overturned. Families of other women wrongly convicted based on Sir Roy's testimony welcomed the decision, though he retains respect among pediatricians.

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    Sir Roy Meadow, a prominent pediatrician, was struck off the medical register by the General Medical Council (GMC) for serious professional misconduct related to his expert testimony in the 1999 trial of Sally Clark. The GMC found Sir Roy's statistical evidence claiming the probability of two unexplained cot deaths in one family was 73 million to one was misleading. Sally Clark's conviction for murdering her two sons was later overturned. Families of other women wrongly convicted based on Sir Roy's testimony welcomed the decision, though he retains respect among pediatricians.

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    The General Medical Council


    has struck off paediatrician
    Professor Sir Roy Meadow
    after his "misleading"
    evidence in the Sally Clark
    case.

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    Sir Roy had stood by his evidence, but admitted his use of
    statistics at Mrs Clark's 1999 trial was "insensitive".
    Mrs Clark was convicted of murdering her two sons, but she
    was exonerated after an appeal in 2003.
    The GMC said Sir Roy's conduct had been "fundamentally
    unacceptable".

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    He has undoubtedly saved


    the lives of many children
    Sir Alan Craft, President of the
    Royal College of Paediatrics and
    Child Health

    He said: "The GMC has applied


    Profile: Professor Sir Roy Meadow
    the ultimate sanction to the
    doctor who played such a huge What now for expert witnesses?
    part in my daughter's conviction.
    "Now perhaps we, as a family, can put the last seven years of
    hell behind us and move on."
    Mrs Clark was eventually freed after it become apparent that
    another witness at her trial, pathologist Alan Williams, had
    failed to disclose key medical evidence.
    The chair of the GMC panel considering Sir Roy's case said it
    was vital the public had confidence in the experts brought
    before the court and that was why he had to be struck off,
    rather than be given a lesser penalty.

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    During the trial, Sir Roy said the probability of two natural
    unexplained cot deaths in the family was 73 million to one.
    The figure was later disputed
    by the Royal Statistical Society
    and other experts said that
    once genetic and
    environmental factors were
    taken into consideration, the
    odds of a second cot death in

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    the same family were closer to


    200 to one.
    The panel's chairman, Mary
    Clark-Glass, said Sir Roy was
    an eminent paediatrician.

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    But she added: "You should not have strayed into areas that
    were not within your remit of expertise."
    The panel had earlier decided Sir Roy had not meant to
    mislead the Clark trial, but said his evidence had done so
    because it "erroneously implied" two natural deaths in a family
    would have to be independent of one another.
    Giving evidence to the hearing, Sir Roy defended the
    calculations he used to arrive at the 73 million to one figure.
    But he said he regretted comparing the odds of two cot deaths
    in the same family to that of a punter successfully backing an
    80-1 shot at the Grand National four years in a row.
    Respect
    Sir Roy also gave evidence as an expert witness in the trials of
    two other women, Angela Cannings and Donna Anthony, who
    were both freed on appeal after being convicted of murdering
    their children.
    Angela Cannings described the GMC decision as "fantastic"
    news, and called on Sir Roy to apologise.
    "It's an immense relief that justice has been done."
    "It is recognition for what he did wrong to us as a family, what
    he did wrong to the Clark family, what he has done wrong to
    other families."
    George Hawks, solicitor for Donna Anthony, said: "She is not
    vindictive. She just wanted him to acknowledge he had got it
    wrong in her case and offer her an apology."
    The hearing had heard testimonies from leading paediatricians
    in support of Sir Roy, who retains a great deal of respect
    within the medical profession.
    Professor Sir Alan Craft, President of the Royal College of
    Paediatrics and Child Health, said the decision to strike Sir Roy
    off was "saddening".
    He added: "He has had a long and distinguished career in
    paediatrics in which he has undoubtedly saved the lives of
    many children.
    "We must be clear however that this hearing focussed solely
    on the evidence he gave in one particular court case. It does
    not reflect upon the rest of his career."
    Sir Alan said the role of expert witnesses had to be examined
    urgently so improvements can be made and confidence in the
    system could be re-established.

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