9 ▁cases , ▁a ▁parent ▁was ▁observed ▁intention ally ▁suff oc ating ▁their ▁child ; ▁in ▁two ▁they ▁were ▁seen ▁attempting ▁to ▁poison ▁a ▁child ; ▁in ▁another , ▁the ▁mother ▁deliber ately ▁broke ▁her ▁ 3 - month - old ▁daughter ' s ▁arm . ▁Upon ▁further ▁investigation , ▁those ▁ 3 9 ▁patients , ▁ages ▁ 1 ▁month ▁to ▁ 3 ▁years ▁old , ▁had ▁ 4 1 ▁sib lings ; ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁those ▁had ▁died ▁suddenly ▁and ▁unexpected ly . ▁ ▁The ▁use ▁of ▁cover t ▁video , ▁while ▁apparently ▁extremely ▁effective , ▁ra ises ▁controvers y ▁in ▁some ▁juris dict ions ▁over ▁priv acy ▁rights . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁status ▁In ▁most ▁legal ▁juris dict ions , ▁do ctors ▁are ▁allowed ▁to ▁give ▁evidence ▁only ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁whether ▁the ▁child ▁is ▁being ▁har med . ▁They ▁are ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁give ▁evidence ▁in ▁regard ▁to ▁the ▁mot ive . ▁Australia ▁and ▁the ▁UK ▁have ▁established ▁the ▁legal ▁preced ent ▁that ▁F DI A ▁does ▁not ▁exist ▁as ▁a ▁med ico - legal ▁entity . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁appeal ▁hearing , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁Australia , ▁stated : ▁ ▁The ▁Queensland ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁further ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁determ ination ▁of ▁whether ▁or ▁not ▁a ▁def endant ▁had ▁caused ▁intent ional ▁harm ▁to ▁a ▁child ▁was ▁a ▁matter ▁for ▁the ▁j ury ▁to ▁decide ▁and ▁not ▁for ▁the ▁determ ination ▁by ▁expert ▁witness es : ▁ ▁Princi ples ▁of