Posted AT 4:25 AM EST on 29/01/08
Smith describes himself as 'profoundly ignorant'
Dr. Charles Smith emerged from a year of silence yesterday to turn a witness stand into a public confessional, contritely condemning his own ineptitude and "profound ignorance" of his chosen field - pediatric forensic pathology.
A one-time icon whose testimony had been enough to cause criminal convictions, Dr. Smith filled the air at the Goudge inquiry with profuse apologies to victims and the justice system itself.
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