Broken - #Wattys2016 Completed
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A young family ripped apart at the seams - nothing can ever be the same again.
Early one morning, happy couple Victoria and Danny are sent into a panic when their four month old baby is choking. The young parents rush the lifeless baby into the emergency room where it is discovered she has Shaken Baby Syndrome.
Victoria is arrested and held in custody, while she awaits trial for child abuse. Abandoned and desperate to see her critically ill baby, she finds an ally in her Legal Aid lawyer.
A lengthy trial takes place, as the court case comes to a devastating conclusion, the guilty party is revealed.
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