15-month-old Fraai Herdman suffered from cystic fibrosis and developed an infection 10 to 14 days before his death on February 9 2021.
Craig Herdman, 46, and Paula Freitas, 37, stood trial at the High Court in Glasgow accused of culpable homicide against their 15-month-old son Fraai Herdman. The child suffered from cystic fibrosis and developed an infection 10 to 14 days before his death on February 9 2021.
The court heard Fraai had a cold a number of weeks before his death which was "clearing up". This included him suffering from a cough. His mum reported how she thought the child would "just get over it" and that he seemed "happy enough". She told police: "I am just in shock. I cannot believe what has happened. I just thought that it was a cold." The court heard further details of the parents being quizzed in the immediate aftermath of the death.
They told how previously giving antibiotics to Fraai had "knocked him for six". Herdman had not wanted a post-mortem carried out on his son due to "certain beliefs" that he had. Herdman further said Fraai's birth had never been registered amid claims he could become "property of the State". "It would have been avoided if timely medical treatment was sought by Herdman and Freitas. You should have little difficulty in finding that is how Fraai died - these facts are not in dispute."
Mr McSporran told jurors in his closing speech that if the pair were found guilty because of their "beliefs" then it was "unacceptable."
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