Ontario Woman Appeals Conviction in Infant Son's Death Due to New Evidence

Jennifer Gaskin, an Ontario woman, was found guilty of manslaughter in 2002 in the death of her 2 1/2-month-old son, Joeseph. At the time of her conviction, testimony from two medical experts supported the conclusion that the baby's death resulted from shaken baby syndrome. More than two decades later, Gaskin is appealing her conviction, seeking to quash it through the province's appellate court. The emergence of new medical evidence forms the basis of her appeal, suggesting a potential miscarriage of justice in her original trial. The appeals process will examine the validity and implications of the new evidence brought forth in the context of the existing conviction.