Fresh hope for baby death mother

The Criminal Cases Review Commission is to re-examine the case of a mother convicted of killing two of her babies.

Donna Anthony is one of 28 people to have their cases referred to the commission following the overturning of Angela Cannings' conviction.

A spokesman said the commission would decide whether or not Anthony of Yeovil should have a second appeal.

Boris Worrall from the commission said: "The decision making process is due to start imminently."

Life terms

In December, the Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, said Anthony should be freed on bail.

He said that while he had no power to overturn her conviction, he believed she should be bailed although she remains in prison.

It follows the case of Mrs Cannings who was cleared in January 2004 after judges dismissed paediatrician Professor Sir Roy Meadow's evidence.

The case of Anthony, who was given two life terms in 1998, also relied on Sir Roy's cot death claim "that one in a family is a tragedy, two is suspicious and three is murder".

Her appeal against the conviction was dismissed in 2000.