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| More tests on Sally Clark's body | More tests on Sally Clark's body |
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| Further tests are to be carried out on the body of Sally Clark, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of her two sons, to establish how she died. | Further tests are to be carried out on the body of Sally Clark, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of her two sons, to establish how she died. |
| Solicitor Mrs Clark, 42, was found dead at her home in Hatfield Peverel near Witham, Essex, on Friday. | Solicitor Mrs Clark, 42, was found dead at her home in Hatfield Peverel near Witham, Essex, on Friday. |
| An inquest heard that she probably died of natural causes but more tests were needed to find a definitive cause. | An inquest heard that she probably died of natural causes but more tests were needed to find a definitive cause. |
| She was found guilty of murdering eight-week-old Harry and 11-week-old Christopher in 1999 but later cleared. | She was found guilty of murdering eight-week-old Harry and 11-week-old Christopher in 1999 but later cleared. |
| Mrs Clark appeared to have died of natural causes, Monday's inquest in Chelmsford, Essex, was told. | Mrs Clark appeared to have died of natural causes, Monday's inquest in Chelmsford, Essex, was told. |
| 'Never recovered' | 'Never recovered' |
| Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray heard that further medical tests were needed. | Coroner Caroline Beasley-Murray heard that further medical tests were needed. |
| The coroner was told that Mrs Clark's body had been found by one of her friends. | The coroner was told that Mrs Clark's body had been found by one of her friends. |
| Mrs Clark spent three years in jail for the murder of her two sons, before she was cleared by the Court of Appeal in January 2003. | Mrs Clark spent three years in jail for the murder of her two sons, before she was cleared by the Court of Appeal in January 2003. |
| A family statement following her death said she "never fully recovered from the effects of this appalling miscarriage of justice". | A family statement following her death said she "never fully recovered from the effects of this appalling miscarriage of justice". |
| Mrs Clark, who was originally from Wilmslow in Cheshire, was convicted of smothering Christopher and shaking Harry to death at the home she shared with her husband Stephen. | Mrs Clark, who was originally from Wilmslow in Cheshire, was convicted of smothering Christopher and shaking Harry to death at the home she shared with her husband Stephen. |
| The children died within 14 months of each other and jurors had to decide whether the deaths were natural. | The children died within 14 months of each other and jurors had to decide whether the deaths were natural. |
| The expert evidence of paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow was a focal point during her trial and appeal. | The expert evidence of paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow was a focal point during her trial and appeal. |
| 'Unsafe' conviction | 'Unsafe' conviction |
| He told jurors there was a "one in 73 million" chance of two children dying from cot deaths in an affluent family. | |
| But the figure was disputed by the Royal Statistical Society and other medical experts who said the odds of a second cot death in a family were around one in 200. | |
| Three Court of Appeal judges eventually decided that her conviction was "unsafe". | Three Court of Appeal judges eventually decided that her conviction was "unsafe". |
| Mrs Clark's husband Stephen, also a solicitor, moved to Essex following her conviction. | Mrs Clark's husband Stephen, also a solicitor, moved to Essex following her conviction. |
| Mrs Beasley-Murray adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed. | Mrs Beasley-Murray adjourned the inquest to a date to be fixed. |