Robert Roberson was convicted of his 2-year-old daughter's death after a doctor said she showed symptoms of shaken baby syndrome,
Robert Roberson is set to be the first person to be executed in the U.S. based on the largely discredited " shaken baby syndrome " hypothesis unless Texas officials
ABC News has reached out to both the pediatrician and medical examiner cited in court documents for comment. Following a post-mortem toxicology report, medical toxicology and emergency room medicine expert Dr. Keenan Bora concluded that high levels of promethazine are likely to have exacerbated Nikki's issues breathing.
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