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Aylesbury parents accused of shaking baby 'treated like monsters' | Aylesbury parents accused of shaking baby 'treated like monsters' |
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A couple accused of hurting their daughter in a suspected shaken baby case said they had been treated like "monsters". | A couple accused of hurting their daughter in a suspected shaken baby case said they had been treated like "monsters". |
Craig Stillwell and Carla Andrews's baby girl Effie was taken away from them for almost eight months. | |
It has emerged she has a rare medical condition, known as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV (EDS), which causes "easy bruising". | It has emerged she has a rare medical condition, known as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV (EDS), which causes "easy bruising". |
The case has been stopped and Effie is home with her parents in Aylesbury. | The case has been stopped and Effie is home with her parents in Aylesbury. |
Mr Stillwell was arrested at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, accused of causing grievous bodily harm after Effie collapsed last August, aged five months. | Mr Stillwell was arrested at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, accused of causing grievous bodily harm after Effie collapsed last August, aged five months. |
"The hospital treated us like monsters," he said. | "The hospital treated us like monsters," he said. |
"It was heartbreaking." | "It was heartbreaking." |
LIVE: For more Buckinghamshire stories | LIVE: For more Buckinghamshire stories |
Effie was put in foster care and her parents were permitted to see her just three times a week for 90 minutes at a contact centre. | Effie was put in foster care and her parents were permitted to see her just three times a week for 90 minutes at a contact centre. |
Buckinghamshire County Council took the case to the family court, seeking to put the little girl into local authority care. | Buckinghamshire County Council took the case to the family court, seeking to put the little girl into local authority care. |
Miss Andrews researched what could have caused bleeding on her daughter's brain and tests revealed she suffered from EDS IV. | |
The condition is characterised by "thin and translucent skin, easy bruising, vascular and arterial rupture". | The condition is characterised by "thin and translucent skin, easy bruising, vascular and arterial rupture". |
The council's application was withdrawn last week and the judge Karen Venables said the family had experienced "unimaginable horror". | The council's application was withdrawn last week and the judge Karen Venables said the family had experienced "unimaginable horror". |
'Invisible' condition | 'Invisible' condition |
Miss Andrews said it was "amazing" to have her daughter back home. | |
The couple, both 23, said they were not going to take any action against the authorities but wanted to raised awareness of the condition. | The couple, both 23, said they were not going to take any action against the authorities but wanted to raised awareness of the condition. |
Miss Andrews said: "I feel bitter towards the hospital. I know they have to do their job but they should've gone about it differently." | |
Mr Stillwell added: "We want to get the awareness out there that these connected tissue disorders do exist. | Mr Stillwell added: "We want to get the awareness out there that these connected tissue disorders do exist. |
"They may be invisible but they can cause a lot of damage and they do mimic child abuse and shaken baby syndromes." | "They may be invisible but they can cause a lot of damage and they do mimic child abuse and shaken baby syndromes." |
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