Victorian man allowed to appeal child homicide conviction after lawyers question baby shaking evidence
by Nino Bucci from on (#5NDZ1)
Jesse Vinaccia was jailed for more than eight years over the death of his girlfriend's son in 2016
A man found guilty of killing his girlfriend's baby son will be allowed to appeal the conviction, after a Victorian court agreed to hear from forensic experts who he says contradict evidence given during his trial.
Jesse Vinaccia was found guilty of child homicide and sentenced to eight and a half years' jail in 2019, in part because of evidence about so-called shaken baby syndrome".
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