User talk:Nkhatoun

November 2016

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Bev Allitt

Hi. You wrote “Munchausen’s Syndrome is when people may lie about or fake symptoms, hurt themselves to bring on symptoms, or alter tests (such as contaminating a urine sample). Allitt did these when she was much younger. Allitt would wear bandages and casts over wounds to draw attention to herself, and refused to allow the injuries to be examined. Her parents had to constantly switch different medical doctors because they would see that she was lying about her illnesses. Once she got older, she even faked being pregnant to her boyfriend. The Psychopathology Model is a model is a mental disorder. It has four components that deal with the way it effects a person. Genetic, biological, psychological and social causes. Allitt was showing signs of Munchausen’s her behavior elicited her reactions. Allitt began to harm her young patients in order to become noticed. Allitt was desperate for attention. Although it was obvious that Allitt caused this harm to the children, she refused to c0nfess what she had done. While awaiting trial, she lost weight rapidly, and developed anorexia nervosa, and she developed deeper into her psychological problems as well.”

Two parts. First you talk about Allitt’s history. Things about her childhood. Where does that information come from?

Secondly, you assert “Allitt began to harm … in order to become notice”. Obviously, you do not “know” that. You believe it, and the jury which convicted her believed it too. You say “it was obvious Allitt caused this harm to the children” but it wasn’t actually obvious at all. Only in retrospect did it seem obvious to the jury which convicted her, to the prosecution, and to the prosecution experts.

I don’t have an opinion as to whether Allitt was guilty or innocent. But there are many acknowledged miscarriages of justice in such cases. They are very rare, very seldom, and there are many dangers in the evaluation of the available evidence.

Please tell me where the story about her childhood came from. Richard Gill (talk) 18:35, 13 April 2022 (UTC)