During the trial of Louise Woodward, the presiding judge, Hiller B. Zobel, the prosecution presented 8 physicians involved in Matthew‘s care. Those 8 physicians were a neurosurgeon, an ophthalmologist, a radiologist, 2 pathologists, and an expert in the child.
Those 8 physicians testified that Matthew’s injuries were the result of violent shaking and from his head impacting a hard surface. The prosecution said that his injuries were the equivalent of having been thrown from a two-story building.
Matthew’s injuries occurred three weeks before his death. Matthew had wrist injuries that may have been incurred before Louise arrived at the house. At the lead counsel at Woodward’s trial, Louise‘s attorneys requested that Louise was not given an option of conviction of manslaughter.
Instead of this, Whether he should be convicted of murder or not. She was found guilty of second-degree murder and the judge sentenced her to life in prison on 31 October 1997 with a minimum of 15 years to be served.
Where Is Louise Woodward Now?
Louise Woodward works in her dance school as a salsa instructor in the United Kingdom. She is a law graduate. She is married now and lives with her husband, Antony Elkes, and her daughter, Holly. Her husband owns a truck hiring business. Her daughter took birth in early 2014.
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