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{{L3}}'''Situation''': An unusual increase in deaths or medical incidents to exceed statistical averages for which there is no obvious “innocent” explanation. <li>'''Suspect''': A given carer or medical professional was present for all the incidents.<li>'''No direct evidence''': There is no reliable direct evidence of the identified carer actually harming any of the patients.<li>'''Multiple items of circumstantial evidence''': There are several pieces of ''[[circumstantial evidence]]'' that are each [[consistent with]] the carer’s involvement in the deaths.<li>'''No motive''': The suspect has no apparent motive.<li>'''No prior history''': The suspect has no prior record of violence, antisocial behaviour or mental illness.
{{L3}}'''Situation''': An unusual increase in deaths or medical incidents to exceed statistical averages for which there is no obvious “innocent” explanation. <li>'''Suspect''': A given carer or medical professional was present for all the incidents.<li>'''No direct evidence''': There is no reliable direct evidence of the identified carer actually harming any of the patients.<li>'''“Small arrows”''': There are many pieces of ''weak'' [[circumstantial evidence]] pointing to (or at least [[consistent with]]) the carer’s involvement, but which, when taken individually, do not ''strongly'' implicate the carer.<li>'''No motive''': The suspect has no apparent motive.<li>'''No tendency''': The suspect has no prior record of violence, antisocial behaviour or mental illness.
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Revision as of 21:34, 3 August 2024

  1. Situation: An unusual increase in deaths or medical incidents to exceed statistical averages for which there is no obvious “innocent” explanation.
  2. Suspect: A given carer or medical professional was present for all the incidents.
  3. No direct evidence: There is no reliable direct evidence of the identified carer actually harming any of the patients.
  4. “Small arrows”: There are many pieces of weak circumstantial evidence pointing to (or at least consistent with) the carer’s involvement, but which, when taken individually, do not strongly implicate the carer.
  5. No motive: The suspect has no apparent motive.
  6. No tendency: The suspect has no prior record of violence, antisocial behaviour or mental illness.