A US obstetrician-gynaecologist has cast serious doubt on a high-profile child abuse conviction, saying the baby's injuries happened during labour and delivery, not parental abuse.

“I’m just glad to see the mom and her newborn baby weren’t hurt any worse than they [were],” said Puckett. There’s no word yet on what started the fire.

“I’m just glad to see the mom and her newborn baby weren’t hurt any worse than they [were],” said Puckett. There’s no word yet on what started the fire.