The Trupti Patel Case: When "Expert" Evidence Goes Wrong

The Trupti Patel Case: When "Expert" Evidence Goes Wrong

Author: They Walk Among Us February 11, 2026 Duration: 1:10:30

Trupti Patel lost three babies to sudden infant death. Then she was accused of murdering them. In 2003, this British pharmacist stood trial at Reading Crown Court, her fate resting on testimony from Professor Sir Roy Meadow - the same expert whose flawed evidence had helped convict Sally Clark. But when Trupti's 80-year-old grandmother travelled from India to testify about five infant deaths in her own family, the case began to unravel. This episode examines the dangerous theory known as Meadow's Law, the systematic failures in investigating sudden infant deaths, and how one trial helped expose a pattern of wrongful accusations against grieving mothers…


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*** LISTENER CAUTION IS ADVISED *** This episode contains distressing themes, including infant death.


This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.


Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.


Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton


Narration, additional audio editing and mixing, and script editing by Benjamin Fitton.


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