There is a report in the Scotsman of a woman jailed for poisoning an eight-year-old girl by giving her salt is to appeal against her conviction claiming the child's symptoms could have been caused by a drug prescribed by doctors for her to administer at home.
Susan Hamilton, 42, of Broomhouse, Edinburgh, was sentenced to four years in 2003 after the girl, who had feeding difficulties, suffered permanent brain damage following a stroke.Mrs Hamilton hopes new medical evidence will show the injuries could have been caused by Domperidone, a drug prescribed for the child's gastroesophageal reflux disease and which can cause sodium levels to rise.Campaigners said they knew of three other cases in the UK where the drug was involved in salt poisoning cases. Full story